Evening star., 1946-01-23
High-Ranking0ffi
Named for Permanent.
Rank as Generals

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President Truman late yesterday
rewarded 26 high-ranking Army
generals by nominating them for
promotions to permanent rank as
major generals or brigadier generals.
He also sent to the Senate for
confirmation the names of A other
generals and colonels nominated for
higher rank or new assignments.
Gen. Mark w. Clark, commander
of American forces in Austria, who
recently was assailed by a veterans
group because of a costly battle in
the italian campaign, was nomin-
|ated to the permanent rank of major
general.
DiversiOnary Engagement.
Gen. Clark was criticized in a reso-
luton adopted Saturday at Brown
wood, Tex, by members of the 36th
Division Association calling for con-
gressional investigation of the Ra-
pido River crossing in January,
1914. A War Department spokesman
defended the engagement as diver
sionary to permit the Anzio beach,
head assault.
The resolution urged "steps to cor
rect a military system that will per-
init an inefficient and inexperienced
officer, such as Gen. Mark w. Clark,
in high command to destroy the
young manhood of this country
=" The Army spokesman said
Gen. Clark was ordered by 18th
Army Group headquarters to make
the attack. Gen. Clark, who is in
Europe, has refused comment.
Five other full generals recon-
mended for permanent rank as
major generals included Jacob L.
Devers, chief of the Army Ground
Forces; Courtney H. Hodges, COM
mander of the 1st Army; George
C. Kenney, commander of the Far
East Air Forces, under Gen. Mac
Arthur: Carl SpaatZ, commander of
Strategic Air Forces In the Pacific
and reported successor to Gen.
Henry H. Arnold as chief of the
Air Forces, and Thomas T. Handy,
deputy to Gen. Eisenhower.
Lieutenant generals recommended
for the permanent rank of major
generals include Ira C. Eaker, dep
uty chief of air forces; Robert L.
Eichelberger, commander of the 9th
Army in Japan; Walter B. Smith,
who was chief of staff to Gen.
Eisenhower throughout the cam
paigns in Europe and Africa, and
Robert c. Richardson, jr, Army
commander at Hawaii.
Seventeen liberated generals who
were captured in the early Philip
pines fighting were among those
nominated for permanent rank as
brigadier generals.
Guardsman HOnOred.
A National Guard general who
rose to command a corps in Europe
was recommended to the permanent
rank of brigadier general in the
Regular Army. He is 1t. Gen. Ray
mond S. McClain. 1t. Gen James
H. Doolittle, commander of the 9th
Air Force, Reserve officer, was also
nominated to the Regular Army
rank OF brigadier general.
Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Larkin was
nominated to that rank permanently
and for appointment as quartermas-
ter general. He would serve four
year period. succeeding 1t. Gen.
Edmund B. Gregory.
Brig. Gen. Thomas j. Davis was
nominated for that rank perma-
nently and as assistant to the quar-
termaster general for four years.
Temporary lieutenant generals
nominated for the permanent rank
of brigadier general:
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| John z. Hull.
Major generals to be briEad.er generals
Lauris Norstad.
For temporary appointment in the Army
Brig; Gen. Milton B. Halsey to be major
ColonelS to be brigadler generals.
Kearie L. Berry, Wyburn D Brown
Kenneth D. Nichols. Rodney H Smith
Carlton S. Dargusch Charles G. Sage
| Francis R. Kerr
| Major generals to be major generals in
| the Regular Army:
Edward P. King, ir.: William F. Sharp
George F. Moore, George M. Parker, Albert
M. Jones
Brigadier generals to be brigadier gen
erals Is. IN the REGULAR Army;
Clifford Bluemel: James R, Weaver, Max
on S. Lough, William E. Brougher. JOSEPH
P. Iachon. Carl H. Seals and Charlie.
To be assistants to the surgeon general
with the rank OF brigadier general, fol
a period of four years:
Raymond w. Bliss, George c. Beach ane
Edward Allen Noyes
| Brig. Gen. Thomas j. Davis for appoint
ment in the Regular Army of the Unitec
States as assistant the adjutant general
with the rank of brigadier general
| For appointment in the Regular Arm,
| Of the United States
To be assistant to the ouartermastel
general, with the rank of brigadier gen.
| eral. for a period of four years:
George A Horkan, John B. Franks, Her.
man Feldman.
For temporary appointment in the
Army Of the United States:
Col. Gerson K. Hoiss.
| Brigadier generals to be brigadier gen.
| erals in the Regular Army:
Bradford G. Chynoweth, Clinton A