Evening star., 1943-10-27
'f3D. {. Area Officers
Win Promotions
In Army Services

In Army Services
The War Department today an
nounced that 13 Washington area
officers had received temporary pro-
motions.
Maj John D. Millett, 81, of 27lO
S. Hayes street, Arlington, was raised
to lieutenant colonel, the notice said.
Graduating from high school in his
native city of indianapolis, he took
his A. B. degree at De Pauw Uni
versity, Greencastle, Ind, in 1884.
Col. Millett spent the next year
travelling around the world in the
company of his economics professor.
He spent the next two years at Co.
lumbia University in the political
science department. Col. Millett
went to England for two years, writ
ing two books on the British Unem-
ployment Assistance Board as a re-
suit Of his research. He came here
in the Army in 1910.
Win Rank of Major.
Those advanced to the rank of
major from captain were Russell G.
ID'Oench, 2448 Massachusetts ave-
nue. NV; Harold G. Lockwood, 144
Custer road, Bethesda, Md, and
Fred N. Squires, los Holly avenue,
Takoma Park, Md.
Maj. D'Oench, Al, is a graduate of
Lawrenceville Preparatory School
and of Princeton University in the
class Of 1925. He joined the service
this April in an unattached position
and was sent aero Immediately.
Maj. Harold G. Lockwood 80, went
to Carlton College in his native State
OF Minnesota. He came here in
1923 as member of the staff of the
Library of Congress. He took his
la degree at National Law School
in 1882, and went with the Social
Security Board in 1887, leaving the
board to enter the Army as a second
lieutenant in 1910. His wife, Eliza
beth Brady, also worked at the Lii
brary of Congress for several years.
Five first lieutenants were pro-
noted to captains. They were Wes-
ley V. Disney, 1925 Fifteenth street
NV; Francis J. Ortman, 1903 Sew
enth street NV: Arthur T. Lyon,
109 West Bradley lane, Chevy Chase,
Md; Herbert o. Schramm, 38l7 Will
son boulevard, Arlington, and Ste
phen A. Billey, Rockville, Md.
Capt Lyon was born here in 1911.
He went to Winona Military Acad-
emy in New Jersey and was grad
uated from Central High School.
He then went to the University of
Pennsylvania, being a member of
the Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity.
Graduating in 1888, Capt Lyon
joined Lansburgh's department
store, with which concern he was
affiliated when he was commissioned
second lieutenant in the Army
Air Forces in September. 1912. He
was graduated from Officers Train
ing School in Miami Beach, Fla,
in April, 1943, as a first lieutenant.
Capt. Schramm, AZ, was graduated
from the Missouri School of Mines
in 1925, entering the petroleum in
dustry short time later. He en-
tered the Army as a first lieutenant
in May, 1912, in the ordnance de-
partment here, where he is sta
toned.
Edgar B. FELTON,, 727 Harvard
street NV; Chester J. Handler, 616
Rlttenhouse street NV, and Eugene
F. Gibson, Is Gallatin street NV,
all OF Washington. were promoted
to first lieutenants. Robert B.
Matthias, ALA Thirty-second street,
Mount Rainier Nd, also was ad-
Vanced to the same rank.
1t. Gibson, 81, was graduated
from high school at Hartford. KY,
and from Louisville University in
1928. He came here in 1898, found
ing the mechanical engineering firm
of Gibson and Porterfield at 3613
Georgia avenue NV. that year He
entered the Army in December as
second lieutenant in the Corps of
Engineers. He has recently received
orders to go to Fort Adams, New
port, R. l., as assistant post engineer.
Maryland U. Student.
1t. Handler, 25. went to Roose-
welt High School and to the Uni
verSity of Maryland. where he was
a member of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps. He left the univer-
sity in 1910 to enter the Army in
what was then the antitank di-
vision. 1t. Handler was graduated
from officers Candidate School at
Camp Hood, Tex, in October.
1912. He is now on maneuverS in
Oregon. His wife, Elinor Fraser is
a native of Washington.
1t. Matthias, %, is a graduate of
Mount Rainier High School. He
went to the University of Maryland
for two years, and to the National
Law School here. He entered the
Army Air Forces in 1912, receiving
his wings last February. He is now
an instructor
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