Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Gems. Kruger
And Harmon 10
Get Promotions
U. S. Gront, Sd,
Also Nominated
For Higher Rank

President Roosevelt today sent
to the Senate the nominations
of two major generals to be lieu
tenant generals-Walter Krue-
ger, who has been holding the
rank and title of lieutenant gen.
eral by virtue of his assignment
to command the Sd Army. and
Millard Fillmore Harmon of the
Air Forces.
The President also nominated Brig.
Gen. U. S. Grant, Sd, for the rank
OF major general. Gen. Grant is
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
former director of the old Once of
Public Buildings and Public Parks
OF the Interior Department. Eleven
other brigadier generals also were
nominated for advancement.
In addition, Mr.. Roosevelt NOM
mated three Navy captains for the
rank of rear adniral-Richard L.
Connolly, Frank j. Lowry and Ralph
w. Christie-and 49 colonies to be
temporary brigadier generals.
Important Command,
Gen. Kruger, Third Army COM
mander. the War Department said.
is slated for another important COM
mand. His nomination is made at
this time, it was said, SO he NAV
assume this command without loss
OF ranF. Nature of the command
was not disclosed.
Gen. Harmon, it was announced
was recommended for promotion bv
Admiral William F. Halsey, ir., be-
cause Of Outstanding military abil-
lty and the whole-hearted support
he has given in making the Army
and Navy cooperative effort in the
South Pacific area outstandinsly
successful"
A number OF the newly-nominated
major generals are well known here.
Brig. Gen. Harry H. johnson of
Houston, Tex, is a National Guard
ofncer Of many years experience
VINO has served in the cavalry. An
other Of the new major generals
is Brig. Gen. Idwal H. Edwards.
who Is assistant chief OF stan fur
training IN the War Department.
He Is an Air Corps ofacer and Is
responsible for the organization
and training details for the entire
Army. His home is in Bloomburg,
Pa.
Air Corps Offices.
Brig. Gen. Nathan F.. Twining of
Oswego, Greg, is another Air Corps
ohdcer who will be made a major
general, and will be given COM
mand of an air force in the South
Pacific He was rescued from the
sea near the Solomans last week
with IA ether men.
Brig. Gen. Grant, grandson of
the Civil War hero and President,
is now chief OF the protective
branch, Office of Civilian Defense
He is responsible for the facilities
security program of the CCD
throughout the Nation.
Another off1cer now on undesig-
mated overseas assignment is Brig.
Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, formerly
chief of staff of the Sd Army under
Gen. Kruger. His home is in
Omaha.
Others nominated to be major
generals include Brig. Gems. Joseph
M. Swing. Falls Church, Va: Louis
Craig, Savannah, Ca; Edwin J.
House. Syracuse, N. Y; Robert w.
Crawford. Warsaw, N. Y: Paul w.
Baade, Fort Wayne, Ind: Harris
M. Melasky, Austin, Tex. and Will
liam c. Mcmahon, Jacksonville, Fla.
On Duty Here.
Gen. Swing was formerly assigned
to the SD Division at Camp Clai-
borne, La, but is now on duty here.
He Is an experienced field officer
who has several times been assigned
to general staff duties here.
While the War Department did
not announce new assignments for
those nominated for major gen.
erals, most of them probably will be
placed in command of new Army
divisions This is in keeping with
the general expansion of the serv-
ices at home and overseas.
Capt. Connolly won the Navy
Cross for his work in 1918 in salvag-
ing the transport U. S. S. West
4See PROMOTIONS, Page 2-X.)