Evening star., 1951-06-03
80 Capital Among III Graduating West Point Tuesday
Marshall to Give
Address to New
Army Officers

Thirty-three WaShington-are
men are among ATT West Point
cadets scheduled to be commits
stoned second lieutenants in grad
uation exercises Tuesday at the
United States Military Academy.
Secretary of Defense Marshall
is to give the graduation address,
and Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving,
academy superintendent, will pre-
sent bachelor of science diplomas.
All graduates must serve in a
combat branch of the Army or
Air Force for two years after being
commissioned. The largest group,
1856, will go into the infantry, with
118 slated for Air Force duty and
the rest to be assigned to arrnor,
field artillery, antiaircraft artil-
lery, engineer or Signal Corps
units.
Those from the Washington
area are:
Edward B. Atkes0n, son of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. C. L. C. Atkeson
Of 1878 Upton street NV. A 19A7
graduate of Staunton (Va.l Milf
tary Academy, he was active in
the Dialectic Society at, West
Point and was a cadet sergeant
in his senior year. lie will be
commissioned a'second lieutenant
n the field artillery.
j. Godfrey Grove, son of Capt.
and Mrs. j. F. Grove, of 443l
Volta place NV. Slated for an
infantry assignment, he was grad
uated from the Landon School
here in 1947. AT West Point he
was four-year member of the
soccer team and business man
ager of The Pointer, magazine.
Philip A. Cuny, son of Col. and
Mrs Clifford D. Cuny of 2974
Northampton street NV. He was
graduated from Wilson High
School in 1916 and attended Sui
livan Prep before entering West
Point He is slated for a Signal
Corps assignment.
Samuel T. Dickens, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred w. Dickens, of 1916
G. street NV. An Army veteran.
he attended North Dakota State
College and the Military Academy
Preparatory School at Stewart
Field, N. Y, before entering West
Point. A cadet lieutenant during
his senior year, he was member
of the soccer and gymnastic teams
and the honor committee. He will
get an Air Force commission.
James T. Guyer, son of Mrs.
C. C. TowneS, of Jupiter, Fla. A
Georgetown Preparatory School
graduate, he attended Georgetown
University for two years before
entering West Point. At the acad-
emy, he was an acolyte of the
Catholic chapel and member
of the Russian and Ski Clubs. He
will get infantry duty.
Jonathan L. Holman, jr., son Of
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. j. L. Holman,
stationed at Fort McNair. Slated
for field artillery duty, he was
graduated from the Landon
School. At West Point, he served
on the policy committee and was
a member of several clubs
Lincoln G. Jones, son of Lincoln
S. Jones. of 2092 Naylor road Sc.
A Texan, he attended Texas AIM
and is slated for an artillery as
signment. At the academy, he
was Sunday school teacher and
member of the Spanish Club.
william L. Lemnitzer, son Of
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. l.. L. Lemnit-
ger, of Fort Campbell. KY. He at
tended Wilson High School and
Sullivan Prep here and stands
sixth in the 1851 class at West
Point, with honors in physics
chemistry, fluid mechanics ano
electricity. He held the cadet rank
of lieutenant and commanded d
platoon. A champion brigade
heavyweight wrestler, he will get
artillery duty after being COM
miSSioned.