Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1936, Page 32

B8 BRIG. GEN. PORTER RETRES WARGH 1| A K Officer Is Member of Family Long Prominent in Navy Affairs. « Por the first time in many years the Navy will be without a representative of the famous Porter family, which has given naval heroes to the Republic, when Brig. Gen. David Dixon Porter, the adjutant and in- spector of the Marine Corps, re- tires March 1. ‘The general, who fs now ill at the Naval Hospital here, appeared yecently before a retiring board, which found him physically unfit, officials said. g h::"&"f;:‘::f Bris. Gen. Porter, ice since he joined for the Spanish- American War, in May, 1898. He holds the Medal of Honor, the Cuban, Spanish, Philippine and China cam- paign medals, in addition to a brevet medal, the World War Victory Medal and the Expeditionary Medal. A native Washingtonian, Gen. Por- fer was born April 29, 1877. He makes his home here, at 1819 Nineteenth street, and was appointed to the serv- Sce from the District. He was pro- moted through the various ranks until he attained the grade of brigadier gen- eral in November, 1934. Prior to be- ing named to his present post he was on duty at headquarters here as ex- ecutive officer. ‘The grandson of the famous admiral whose name he bears, Gen. Porter served at ses aboard the U. 8. 8 New York, Missouri, Columbia and Brook- lyn. Ashore he has served at An- napolis, Md.; at New York City, at . wn Island, Cslif, as well as in 'ashington. Another retirement of a senior Ma- rine Corps officer will come about February 1, when Col. Ralph 8. Key- ser, who has been director of opera- sions and training at Marine Corps headquarters, leaves active duty. He ‘was born May 10, 1883, at Thorough- fare, Va. He holds the Legion of Honor from France as well as the Croix de Guerre, the Navy Cross, the Ordre de Is Couronne from Belgium, the Purple Heart and Silver Star, the Distinguished Service Medal and the Cuban and Philippine campaign medals. Col. 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