Evening star., 1945-10-27
104 Army and Navy
Top Ranking Officers
Get Promotions
(From Yesterdays Last Edition.

10 Ufle senate LLe names OF %
Army and SO Navy officers for
promotion.
In some instances the nominations
confirm the wartime rank held BY
the officers, in others the rank te
which the officer is nominated, while
less than the wartime rank, con-
stitutes promotion In permanent
rank in the Regular Army.
Among the generals of various
grades who receive promotions are
commanders who have become ia.
nous in various theaters of war.
Included are five temporary grade
major generals who served under
Gen. Jonathan Wainwright in the
Philippines whose temporary rank
is made permanent.
Wainwright Aides Promoted.
They are Maj. Gems. Edward P
King, William F. Sharp, George F
Moore, George M. Parker and Al
bert M. Jones.
Gen. King was the commanding
general of the Luzon force on Ba-
taan, Gen. Sharp was commanding
general of the Mindanao forces
Gen. Moore was in charge of the
harbor defenses at Manila and. on
Subic Bay, Gen. Parker commanded
the I'd Corps on Bataan and Gen
Jones the 1st Corps.
These 10 officers are nominated
for promotion from brigadier gen.
eral to major general in the Regu-
lar Army. The rank on the list is
the one held in the wartime Army
of the United States:
1t. Gen. Robert G. Richardson
jr.; Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, Gen
Jacob l.. DeVers, Gen. George c.
Kenney, Gen. Carl Spaatz, 1t. Gen
Ira C. Eaker, 1t. Gen. Robert L.
Eichelberger, Gen. Thomas T
Handy, 1t. Gen. Walter B. Smith
Gen. Mark w. Clark.
Named Brigadier Generals.
The following "a wartime lieu
tenant generals are nominated to be
brigadier generals in the Regular
Army, the rank given after each
name being the present Regular
Army rank:
Alexander McC. Patch colonel
Infantry, Wilhelm D. Styer (col-
onel, Corps of Engineers, Harold
L. George lieutenant colonel, Air
Corps, William H Simpson, colonel,
Infantry, James H. Doolittle INA
jor, Air Reserve), Lucian K. Trus-
colt, jr., lieutenant colonel, cav
alry), Richard K. Sutherland. Qieu-
tenant colonel, Infantry.
John C. H. Lee Colonel, Corps OF
Engineers. Leonard T. GeroW
Colonel, Infantry. Albert C. Wede-
meyer lieutenant colonel, Infantry
John K. Cannon lieutenant colonel
Air Corps. Hoyt S. Vandenberg
(major, Air Corps. Oscar w. Girls
void colonel, Infantry. Walton H
Walker colonel, Infantry. Wade
H. Haislip colonel, Infantry. Jo-
seph L. Collins lieutenant colonel
Infantry. Lucius D. Clay Qieu-
tenant colonel, Corps of Engineers
Alvin G. Gillem, jr. Colonel, in
fantry), Barton K. Yount colonel
Air Corps, Matthew B. Ridgway
lieutenant colonel, infantry, Leroy
Lutes lieutenant colonel, Coast Ar
tilery Corps, John r. Hodge Qieu-
tenant colonel, Infantry, John E.
Hull lieutenant colonel, infantry
Raymond S. MeLain (brigadier gen.
eral, National Guard of the United
States.
LIE May Made General.
Major generals (wartime rank TO
be brigadier generals, Regular
Army:
Manton Eddy lieutenant colonel
Infantry, Curtis LIE May Captain
air corps, Lauris Norstad Captain
air corps.
These officers who have had the
temporary grade of brigadier gen.
eral would be confirmed in that
grade, the designations after their
names being the present permanent
ranks: Clifford Bluemel colonel, in
fantry), James r. Newman Weaver
colonel, Infantry, Maxon S. Lough
colonel, Infantry, William E
Brougher colonel, Infantry, Jo-
seph P. Vachon Colonel, Infantry
Carl H. Seals Colonel, United States
Army, retired), Charles C. Drake
Colonel, quartermaster corps, Brad.
ford G. Chynoweth colonel, infan-
try, Clinton A. Pierce lieutenant
colonel, cavalry, Arnold ]. Funk
lieutenant colonel, Infantry, Lewis
C. Beebe lieutenant colonel, infan.
try), Luther r. Stevens Colonel
infantry, Philippine Army.
In the Navy list there are also q
number who would be confirmed
in their present grades.
Vice Admiral Harry w. Hill is
nominated for the permanent rank
of vice admiral. Rear admirals
nominated to bear the permanent
rank of that grade are Donald Royce
Frederick w. Pennoyer, jr., and Ar.
thur G. Miles.
Other nominations for promotion
in the Navy:
Commodores to be rear admirals
Fred d. Kirkland, Harvey E
Overesch.
Captains to be rear admirals
Irving M. McQuiston, Albert M
Bledsoe, William K. Phillips, John
w. Roper, Stuart s. Murray, Emmett
P. Forrestel, Edmund T. Woodbridge
Thomas H, Robbins, jr.; William G
Tomlinson, Richard F. Whitehead
Charles Wellborn, jr.; Daniel v
Gallery, jr.; Walter F. Boone, 10.
seph F. Bolger, Stuart H. Ingersoll
Edward c. Even, Edward o. Nc.
Donnell, Apollo Soucek.
Capt. Soucek is to be commander
of the carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt
to be commissioned tomorrow.
Captains to be commodores: Ed.
mund E. Brady, jr., Richard M
Watt, jr:., Dudley w. Knox, William
G. Greenman, Carlos A. Bailey
Herbert j. Grassie, Henry r. Oster
Robert G. Tobin, Albert T. Sprague
jr., Arthur Gavin, Richard B. Tug.
gle, Lemuel P. Padgett, Alva
Spriggs, Kenmore M. McManes
Paul B. Tuzo, jr.
Civil engineers to be civil engin,
GERS with, the rank of commodore