Evening star., 1943-07-02
SD. {. Area Officers
Listed in Nominations
For Army Promotions

r&tary StlmSon for crltlclzlng Au-
I11iral Thomas C.. Hart. was among
those nominated tor promotion Jo
brigadier general. Col. Knerr, retired
for physical disability in 1899 after
serving as chief of staff of the Gen
eral Headquarters Air Force, issued
a'statement last November following
publication OF magazine articles by
Admiral Hart arguing agans,
establishment of separate all
force A few days following the
Stimson reprimand. Col Knerr was
recalled to active duty here.
Forty seven New Generals.
The nominations called for the
promotion Of ~ colonies to be brisa-
dier generals. and 10 brigadlers to De
major generals, among them Brig
Gen. Thomas j. Hanley. deputy
chief OF stan of the Air Forces.
Brig. Gen. Louis E. Hibbs, who
holds the permanent rank of lieu
tenant colonel in the field artillery
was nominated to be a major gen.
eral. Born in this city, he was
graduated from the United States
Military Academy in 1916. He
served as chief Of staff to the chief
o. artillery Of the End Army Corps
ia France. and was wounded in ac-
ti6h in an attack on the Hinden-
burg line.
holds the Purple Heart deco
rxtfbn with oak leaf cluster and the
Cfpix de Guerre From June l,
iy35,sto 1899 he had four-year tour
o. eduty here, first as chief of train
Ing section. field artillery, and then
as FMef of the materief section for
t.p ears.
oG2n Hibbs' wife, Mrs. Margaret
H6yes Hibbs, lives with Mrs. c. H
Hibbs at Edgemoor, Bethesda, Md
Gol0nels Listed for Promotion.
eebE Robert N. Young, another Be-
tAgf@ resident, likewise a native OF
thtS 'efty; Col. Alfred w. Mariner
of Arlington. Va; Col. Myron r
Wqaiof 42l5 Vacation lane. Ar
lt6fi. Va. and Col. Frank A
HHkmAn of 81 Fort Hunt road
Ht@Haven, Alexandria, Va. were
atnH colonels recommended for
promotion to brigadier generals.
,Gal Young. son of 1t. Col. Robert
EslX{Q|}sg, retired. and Mrs. Young,
Y88thoIn al the present home of his
nAre9fs at 1926 Newton street NV
A graduate OF Mckinley High School
hfnKAS,graduated from the Univer-
sAXt tq3iNaryland in 1922, after hav-
ibka rjSfn from the ranks in the
StMds}}tt Army Training Corps there
A3ThRIhonor man. he received An
ahRRlp{ment as second lieutenant
io1 1Hb United States Army in 1923.
blE3ereerving three years in Puerto
Raeolt6pl. Young came back to Mary
l1naq University as an instructor of
ttHGnSets. He is graduate of the
0t1Mnand and General Staff School,
ana easo a graduate Of the signal
25todlt communication officers
conssa: He became a lieutenant
up3eael on December "a, 194l, and
osionel on February l. 1912. He
nabrSed Miss Cameron Davis of
Chevy Chase, D. c., and they have
two daughters, -Corinne, II. and
CFrolyn, a. The elder Col. Young
ihoretired from active service. but
iS1eerving III civilian capacity in
THE Signal Corps.
IsCol. Mariner. born in Illinois in
1891. was second lieutenant in the
aviation section in 1918. He was
graduated from the Air Forces Tao
tical School in 1888. was made a
temporary colonel in January 5. 1912
and holds the permanent rank OF
lieutenant colonel in the Air Forces
His wife. Mrs. Bernadine H. Mar
riner. lives at 90l South Twenty
sixth place Arlington. Va.
Col Heileman. native of Missouri
also rose from the ranks. After
serving as private. corporal and SER
geant in the Missouri National
Guard, he was made second lieu
tenant in France on March %, 1917:
first lieutenant on May Is. 1917, and
captain on August 10. 1917 thus
climbing from sergeant to captain
within five months. He transferred
to the Corps of Engineers in 1923
and was made major in 1890 and
lieutenant colonel in 1899 He is a
graduate of the University Of Mis-
shuri, where he obtained his B. S
ID mechanical engineering in 1914.
sCol. Wood. native of Colorado
served first as private in the avia-
ti6n section of the Signal Engineers
Corps overseas in the last war. Pro.
NOTED to second lieutenant in July
1920, he was advanced to captain ir
1881, ma jor in 1889. lieutenant colo
mel in 1910 and colonel on January
5. 1912. A graduate of the Air Forces
Tactical School in 1888 and the
Army Industrial College in 1887. he
holds the permanent rank of lieu.
tenant colonel in the Air Forces.
Others Nominated.
Others nominated for promotions
are
TO major general-John E. Dahl
oaiist Minneapolis: Thomas G
Hearn. Presidio of Monterrey, Calf.
Ray w. Barker Rochester. N. Y;
William H. Harrison, Garden City
N. Y; Raymond G. Lehman. Mem.
phis; Lester T. Miller. Wright Field
Ohio: Charles E. Branshaw, Santa
Monica, Calf, and Miller G. White
Macon. Ga.
To brigadier general-Frederick N
Harris, Plainf1eld, N. j.; Edward J
McGaw. Jacksonville, Fla; William
q. r. Covell, Crossett. Ark: Thomas
Es&Lewis, Berkeley. Calf; Peter P
Hodes, Lexington, Ky; William H
Turner, Memphis: Casper B. Rucker
Vancouver Barracks. Wash.
sAlso Harold A. Bartron. Richmond
KY: George H. Beverly, Dallas. Tex.
Paul B. Belley, Pasadena, Calf.
Walter r. Peck, Lima. Ohio: Percy
j. Carroll, St. Louis; Dabney o
Elliott, born in Sewanee. Tenn:
Oliver B. Bucher, Frankfort, KY;
Hobart R. Gay. Birmingham. Ala;
Robert B. Mcbride, jr., Memphis
Robert w. Crichlow, jr., Nashville
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