Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-18
HIGHER RANKING
In ARMY GAINED
BY MONTANA MAN
JAY w. aEACKELvTE OF ANACONDA
rs PROMOTED TO RANK OF
BRTGADIER GENERAL

Among high ranking army Officers
promoted recently upon recommended
ton of President Roosevelt Is Jay W
MacKelvie Of Anaconda, who was adj
vanced from colonel Of field artillery
to brigadier general
General MacKelvie was born in Es-
mond, S. D., on Sept. %, 1890. He en-
listed in the army Jan. "a, 1918, and
served as private and corporal Of troop
K and as squadron sergeant major OF
the Seventh cavalry until Jan. %, 1915
and thereafter as squadron sergeant
major and regimental sergeant major
of that regiment until June 3, 1917,
when he accepted a commission IN the
army as a second lieutenant OF cavalry.
MacKelvie was promoted TO first
lieutenant on that same date, June 8,
1917; to captain temporary Aug. s.
1917, and to major temporary May
Q. 1919. He reverted TO his permanent
rank Of captain June 81, 1920, and
was promoted to major NOV. 1, 1888, to
lieutenant colonel July /, 1910, and to
colonel temporary Dec. IL, 1871.
MacKeIvie's enlisted service was at
Fort Mcdowell, Calf; Fort William
Mckinley. Philippine islands; Camp
Stotsenburg. Philippine islands; at Co
l1mbus. N. NJ; at Fort Bliss, Tex, on
border patrol duty. While at Fort Bliss
he was commissioned In the army and
moved to Fort Riley, Kan, for three
months with the goth cavalary. He
proceeded to Camp Logan, Tex with
the 2Bth field artillery IN November
1917.
In April. 1918, Colonel MacKelvie
4tc regiment IN
the school of fire, Fort Sill, Okla, and
sailed for France with TINS regiment
in july. 1918. With his regiment he
took part in the st. Miniel offensive
Sept. 2 to 16, 1918. returning TO the
United States in June, 1919 1or outy
with his regiment at Camp Grant LII.
MacKelvie had recruiting duty at
Yakima and Wenatchee, Wash, be-
tween January and March, 1920, and
at Seattle thereafter, returning toI
Camp Grant with the 18th field ar
tillery in February, 1921. He was with
training batteries of field artillery at
FORT Sheridan, Ill, and Camp Custer,
Mich. between October, 1921, and Sep
tenber. 1922. when he entered the field
artillery school, Fort sill, Okla, from
which he was graduated in June, 1923. |
MacKeIvie served at Fort Bliss Win
the 82d field artillery battalion be-
tween September, 1923, and August,
1925, then went to Fort Collins, Colo,
as professor of military science and
tactics at the Colorado Agricultural
college He joined the 18TH field ar
tiIIery at the Preside Of Monterey,
calf. in August, 1928, remaining there
until August, 1880, when he entered
the command and general staff school.
FORT Leavenworth, Kan. for the two
year course from which he was grad
uated In June, 1882.
MacKelvie thereafter served as an
instructor at the field artillery school
for II months, then was assigned to
Camp Townsend, Wis, for civilian con-
servation corps duties, briefly return
ing to Fort Sin IS an instructor in the
field artillery school in July, 1888.
MacKelvie enrolled in the army war
college, washington, d. O., and was
graduated in June, 1885, then was as
signed to Fort Benning, Ga, with the
DSd field artillery. He moved TO Wash
Ington, D. c., in August, 1888, for duty
IN the materiel division in the office
81 the chief of field artillery Feb. 10,
l941. Remaining in washington, he
became a member Of the plans group,
war plans division, war department
general staff.