Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1928, Page 36

SHVEN PRESENT GENERALS 0] i STARTED AS ENLISTED MEN 'Né;ne Attended West Point, but Most Went to Service Schpols—-Several i Are College Graduates. in 1875. He received the degrees of bachelor of science in 1897 and master of science in 1901 from the University of Towa. His first military service was as private and quartermaster ser- geant of the 5ist Towa Volunteer Infantry, first-class sergeant of the Sig- nal Corps and sece ond and first lieu- tenant, Signal offi- cer, U. S. Volun- teers, during the Philippine cam- aign of the Span- sh-American War and the Philippine Insurrection. He was cited for gal- lantry in action against Spanish ican Army has backed up ng poster claims of oppor- e men who don Khaki by that there are now seven al officers, Re who military careers as buck | privates and now, seasoned warriors, they enjoy their and high com- mand in th en field. Six of them are ¥ in Washington and | ccd C. Hammond, chief of Bureau, who is likewise serving in the Capital, started as an en- listed man, to boot. Maj. Gen. Preston Brown, command- ing general of the 1st Corps Area, Bos- ton, ts the only one of these erstwhile | €oughiboys, now generals, who lives out e Capital. These men are i i i forces at Manilla in August, 1898, while in this category and can re- |5 ergeant of the Signal Corps. During Mg ago in!the insurrection campaign he partici- Maj Gens | Pated in 28 engagements or skirmishes bbs. chief of flw'om»er-‘“e“"‘“" August and December, 1899. e S "*%+ | He was appointed a first lieutenant of Robert H. Allef, chief of Infantry. and | the Signal Corps of the Regular Army James E. Fechet, chief of Air Corps; [m“"" ]X l‘.\'-dl?Ni Akt i 2 o ile on duty in Alaska Gen. Gibbs i @ D. Foulols. 85-leiplored 300 miles of the Tanana River sistant ¢k Corps; Campbell | on snowshoes with a dog tcam and com- King. as £ of stafl, and Harry | pleted more than 700 miles of telegraph F. Rethe nt to the quarter-|lRC in the Yukon and Tanana Valleys. 7 ing his varfous tours bf duty in the master general. Not one of this §rouD | Uniteq States he sevved at Fort Myer is & West Pointer, each having won his | Vs ., and in Washington. commission from the ranks, but mos During the Warld War he was on duty of them are graduates from service |in France, participating in the Aisne- sch nd some were college gradu-|Marne and Meuse-Argonne offensives. ates before they enlisted in the Army.|He was a student after the war at the Distinguished honors for World War | General Staff College here and later was service have come to them. cxecutive officer to the Assistant Secre- tary of War. He was on temporary Gen. Gibbs. enant of Infantry o March 2 During w0 was born at Lexington. | quty at The Hague, serving as assistant anuary 2. 1872 He graduated | military adviser to John Bassett Moore, from Yale in 1892 and enlisted in the | American commissioner to the Gomuais. Regular Army in September, 1894. He sion of Jurists to consider revision of was commissioned |the rules of war. Gen. Gibbs was 1awarded the Distinguished Service Med- al for his work as assistant to the chief | signal officer of the A. E. F. He was d o8 |made a Commander of the Order of % | the Crown of Belgium, a Companion of cessively ¢l of the Order of St. Michael and St. George staff of the 24 Di-; p O by Britain, a Commander of the Order of § of the Crown by Italy. an officer of the % |Legion of Honor by France and has a silver star citation for gallantry in ac- tion against Spanish forces at Manila, in August, 1898. Gen. Allen was born in Buchanan, Va. July 19, 1870. He enlisted in Troop D, 8th Cavalry, on June 8, 1893, and served in the ranks until October 31, 1895, when he was appointed a second lieutenant of Infantry. Dur- ing the World War he served succes- sively as acting chief of staff, 85th Division; com- mander, Depot Brigade, 85th Di- vision, and com- manding officer of the 337th Infantry. In October, 1918, he was transferred to the 356th In- fantry of the 89th Division, and com- headquar. Germa: received the inguished ice Medal from his own Govern- ment. was made a Commander in the Leg of Honor by France and given er of the Crown by Belgium. He n command of men during critical periods of the World War. This is at- tested to by his Distinguished Service Medal citation, which reads: “For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services. As chief of staff of the 2d Division he directed the de- tails of the battles near Chateau Trierry, Soissons and at the St. Mihiel salient eat credit. Later, in command 3d Division in the Argonne- Meuse offensive, at a most critical time, by his splendid judgment and energetic manded that reg- action. his division was able to carry iment during the o & successful conclusion the operations | closing operations of the Meuse-Ar- at Claris Chines and at Hill 264.” gonne offensive. For his services in Gen. Gibbs was born in Harlan, Iowa, | that battle he received the Distinguish- o Gen. Brown. Gen. Allen. Washington’s Most Sensational Sale 1,000 Pairs of ' Stetson and Wyman SHOES (Some Slightly Shopworn and Not New Style Shoes) For Women and Girls High and Low Styles All Sales Final Never has Washington experienced such a sensational sale as this. Imagine buy- ing a fine pair of shoes for 25¢ or §0c or even $1—that 1s a surprise such as only the Burprise Btore could offer. Al sizes in the entire lot--hut not in every style. Be here early tomorrow to take advantage of this remarkable offering. 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In 1904 he was graduated from the Infantry and Cavalry _ School, Fort Leavenworth, Kans. ~ He was a distinguished marks- man in 1909, 1914 and 1915. He served with the punitive expedition in Mexico from March to September, 1816. Is Qualified Pilot. Then he entered upon that phase of his military career that was to bring him to the forefront of the fiying ac- tivity of the Army and boost him to his present post from assistant to Mn].l Gen. Mason M. Patrick, recently rc- | tired. Gen. Fechet was made a brig- adier general April 27, 1925. He is a qualified pilot, having been on contin- uous aviation duty since Scptember, 1917. He was officially announced as on a flying status from October 5, 1917, and rated as a junior military aviator from November 13, 1918. At the outbreak of the World War he was appointed temporary lientenant colonel, aviation section, Signal Corps, August 5, 1917, and promoted to be tem- porary colonel, aviation section, Signal Corps, February 26, 1918. He was perma- nently transferred to the Air Corps, Reg- ular Army, August 6, 1920. During the World War, Gen Fechet was in com- mand of various aviation flelds—Scott Fleld, Carlstrom Field and Kelly Field. He was department air officer of the Southern Department from May, 1919, to September, 1920, when he was as- signed to duty in the office of the chief of Alr Service, first as chief of the training and operations group and later as chief of the War Plans Division. Un- til his appointment as assistant to Gen. Patrick, Gen Fechet was commandant of the Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field. Tex. Gen, Fechet, Gen. Foulofs was born in Washing- AR, WASHINGTO! ton, Conn,, December 9, 1879, He was a corporal and sergeant of Company G, 1st United States Engineers from July 7, 1893, January 25, 1809, and served through all ades from private to first ser- geant in Company G, 10th Infentr from June 17, 1899, to July 8, 1801. He was commissioned second lleutenant of Infantry Feb- Tuary 2, 1901, and ) from April 30, T:OB, to April 29, 1912, where he was a ploneer in aviation work. He qualified as military aviator in 1912. He was promoted captain in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps July 23, 1914 and major In that branch June 27, 1917. He was relleved from the aviatlon secction September 21, 1917, and promoted major of Infan- try, July 1, 1920. He transferred to the Alr Co August 11, 1920 and was promoted to be lleutenant colonel, Feb- ruary 1, 1923. While in the Philippines, Gen. Foul- ois participated in 20 engagements and expeditions against hostile natives. Dur- ing the World Ward he was chief of Air Service of the American Expedi- tionary Forces from November 12, 1017, to May 20, 1918; chief of Air Service, 1st Army; assistant chief of Air Serv- ice, zone of advance, and deputy chiet of Air Service, Service of Supply of the A. E. F., from May 20, 1918, to June 26, 1919. In recognition of his services he was awarded the Distin- guished Service Medal. He served as alr_attache to the American embassy in Berlin from 1920 to 1924 and before he was transferred to his present post he was in command at Mitchel Field, N. Y., where he was on duty from 1925. Holds French Henor. Gen. Foulols is a holder of the Order of Commander in the French Legion of Honor. He is a graduate of the In- fantry and Cavalry School, Fort Leaven- worth Kan,, in 1906; the Army Signal School, 1908, and the Command and General Staff School in 1925, Gen. King was born at Flat Rock, N. C., August 30, 1871, and enlisted as a private in the 5th Cavalry July 31, 1897. He was appointed second lleu- tenant of Infantry in the Regular Army July 9, 1898, and graduated from the Infantry-Cavalry School in 1905, from the Staft College in 1906 and from the Army War College in 1911. He went to France in June, 1017, as assistant ad- jutant of the 1st Division and was later assistant chief of staff, G-3, and was later chief of staff of the same division. In October, 1918, he was promoted to brigadier general and made chief of staff of the 3d Army Corps. Following the war he was detailed as Our constant aim A LITTLE NICER CROWD A little better food A little more comfort The “little mores” that make the big difference LIBERTY LIMITED Less than 19 hours to Chicago—No extra fare Leaves Washington Arrives Chicago . ¢ e oo H1OP.M e o o 900A. M. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD A tube of Colgate’s, please,” says Mrs. Cobb, and ber little daughter reaches over the counter 1o get it. 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QGen, King was awarded the Dis- tinguished Service s(ednl. the Cr?é: . King. e Guerre wi ol s palm and the Le- glon of Honor and the Order of the Crown (Italian). Hiz citation for the Distinguished Service Medak follows “For exceptionally meritorious distinguished services. He served with distinction as chief of staff of the 1st Division in the operations near Mont- didier, the advance south of Soissons and in the attack of the St. Mihiel salient. Later as chief of staff of the 3d Army Corps during the Argonne- Meuse operations, by his splendid tac- tical judgment he rendered especially meritorious service.” Gen. Hammond, whose term as chief of the Militia Bureau will expire June 28, 1929, was born at Eugene, Ore, October 9, 1874. He enlisted in Co ny C, 2d Oregon nfantry, on April 8, 1892, and has served either in the National Guard or in the Regular and Volunteer forces practically contin- uously since that time. He partici- pated in the war with Spajn and in the Philippine in- surrection. He was commissioned as second lleutenant in the 4th Oregon Infantry on March 19, 1901, and serv- ed in the Infantry and Coast Artillery through all grades up to colonel, which he reached on September 1, 1916, He was in active service from July 25, 1917, to April 19, 1919, and has been . active duty since August 1, 1920. Since October 18, 1922, he has been and Gen. Hammond. | THURSDAY, MARCH T, Y928.° on duty in the Militla Bureau. His name is borne on the General Staff eligible list. Gen, Rethers was born in San Fran- cisco, August 7, 1875, and, after grad- uation from the Unlversity of Call- fornia, entered the Army as a private in Company A, 1st Infantry, in 1893. He was promoted to corporal and then sergeant, and in March, 1896, he was commissioned a second lieutenant of in- fantry. On September 8, 1898, he was advanced to first licutenant and in August, 1915, he was transferred to the Quartermaster Corps and has served since in that branch. Cited for Gallantry. During the Spanish-American War he was cited for gallantry in action at the battle of San Juan on July 1, 1808. He was cited again for gallan- try in action while serving as a first lieutenant with the 9th Infantry against the Boxers at Tlentsin. He also saw service with the Infantry in_ the Philippine Insur- rection campaign and on the Mexi- can border. During the World War he was chief quarter- master of the base section in Great Britain. ; Following the Ar- i ppe. rrl\llstlce 0 "e 11hn‘d charge of the liqui- | Bethers. dation of war stocks and cancellation of contracts of War Department business in Engz- land, and for this work was awarded | the Distinguished Service Medai, and the British government conferred upon him the Order of St. Michael and St. George. | Later he was assigned to duty in| connection with the initial effort of Gen. AUTOMOBILE, LIABILITY, FIRE, BURGLARY AND TORNADO INSURANCE Thos. E. Jarrell Co. Realtors 921 10th Street N.W. Main 766 the Graves Registration Service in|France conferred on him the award of France in the sending home of 4,500 | Officer of the Legion of Honor. bodies and the concentration of the|his return to this country in 1922 remaining dead into eight permanent|was assigned to duty on the Weét cemeteries in Europe. For this work ! Coast. s b ‘? 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