Evening star., 1948-12-02

Robert L. Dennison. Lsrsnse q. sabin, tr.
Truman Approves LIST
Of "a Navy Captains
For Rear Admiral
President Truman has ap-
proved the promotion of "a Navy
captains to be rear admirals
several outstanding heroes o1
World War II being in the list
The Presidents naval aide, Capt
Robert L. Dennison is among those
advancing. The rank goes with the
assignment.
The choices, announced last night
were made by q selection board
headed by Admiral De Witt G. Ram
sey, and the promotions eventually
must be confirmed by the Senate.
Navy sources said the senior Il
Of the 20 seagoing line officers will
get the new rank as soon as they
can qualify. The senior Of four en-
gineering specialists also will ster
into a vacancy. Others will replace
admirals retiring-or dying-within
the year.
The board picked only five of 2C
unrestricted line captains from the
so-called promotion zone"-the
Naval Academy classes of 192lA and
above. The others came from 1921B
1922 and one-Capt. Dennison-fron
the class Of 1923.
Those on List.
Onicers passed over this time have
two more opportunities to be chosen
Among those scheduled for pro-
motion are:
Capt. Milton E. Miles, leader OF
the Nays underground" in jap
anese e-occupied China during the
war. A native Of Jerome, Ariz., he
is 48, and lives at Ill Shadow road
Chevy Chase, Md. Capt. Miles
present assignment Is chief of staff
to the Atlantic Fleet Service Force
commander.
Capt. Walter G. schindrel, so
New Glarus, Wise, chief Of the
naval mission to Chile, a gunnery
expert, who few in dive bombers
during many carrier attacks on the
Japs.
Capt. Thomas M. Stokes, 40, Me
ridian, Miss, a destroyer COM
mander during the war, who fought
Germany submarines and also took
part in the Doolittle raid on Toxic
Capt. Robert E. Block. jr., 4s
Michigan City, Ind. on duty here
in Naval Operations. A flyer, he
won the Navy Cross for bravery.
Dennison Served I'm Pacific.
Capt. Dennison, Al. is from War
rem, Pa, and reached his present
rank in May, 1943. He served in
the Asiatic Fleet during the early
part of the war, and later was CHIEF
of staff to the commander Of the
amphibious forces of the Pacific
Fleet. in the Aleutions campaign
For the latter service he won the
Medal Of Merit.
Prior to his White House assign
ment, Capt. Dennison was skipper
Of the Battleship Missouri which
brought President Truman back
from Rio in September, 1947.
Others are:
Capt. Thomas H. Vinford, Aber.
deem, Miss. now chief of sta1 and
aide to the commander, Hawaiian
sea frontier.
Capt. Walter E. Moore. Los Ange.
les, commander. Service Squadron
/, Pacific Fleet.
Capt. Burton B. Biggs, Elliott. w
Va, chief Of staff and aide to ths
commander, Service Force, Pacific.
Capt. Lyman Trackrey.
Capt. Lyman A. Thackrey, Ma.
tional City. Calf, now officer ir
charge Secretary's Committee or
Uniflcation.
Capt. Grover B. H. Hall, Boise
Idaho, commander Carrier Division
IA, Atlantic Fleet.
Capt. Lorenzo S. Sabin, jr., Dial.
las, Tex. Naval Gun Factory
Washington.
Rear Admiral temporary George
L. Russell, Middlebury. VT, nov
Judge advocate general Of the Navy
He was temporarily promoted te
rear admiral while serving as JAG
Capt. Harold D. Baker, Baltimore
now deputy chief Of public relation.
at the Navy Department.
Capt. Frank T. Watkins, Provo
City, Utah, General Line School
Monterey. Calf.
Capt. Tom 3. Hill, Fort Worth
Tex, ofiice of chief of naval opera
tions.
Capt. Carl F. Espe, Pittsburgh
now commander, Destroyer Flotilla
l, Pacific Fleet.
Capt. Herbert Duckworth.
Capt Herbert S. Duckworth
Keosauqua, Iowa, United States All
Force University, Montgomery, Ala
Capt Frank Akers of Gallatin
Tenn, commander, Carrier Division
Is, Pacific.
Capt. Delbert s. Cornwell, Philippi
w. Va, on duty with the joint chiefs
of staff.
Capt. Albert K. Morehouse, Brook.
lyn, chief of staff to the commander
Air Force, Atlantic Fleet.
Capt. Wesley M. Hague. East Sar
Diego, Cal, commander naval ship.
yard, Boston.
Capt. Wallace r. Dowd, Fort
Smith, Ark, commander naval ship.
yard, Mare Island, Calf.
Capt Hugh E. Haven Of Manns-
vile and White Plains, N. Y, COM
mander naval shipyard, San Fran
cisco.
Capt. Calvin M. Bolster, Youngs-
town, Ohio, on duty in the Office OF
Naval Research.
Four Stay on Active List.
Capt. Laurance F. Stafford (en-
gineering duty only of West Rox-