Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1940, Page 20

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McNair, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., was nominated to succeed Maj. Gen. Walter C. Sweeney, on duty at Camp Ord, Calif., who retires for age. Col. Courtney H. Hodges, infantry, Fort Benning, Ga. succeeds Brig. Gen. Charles F. Humphrey, jr., who retired last month. Col Jacob L. Devers, field artillery, Panama Canal Department, suc- ceeds Brig. Gen. Duncan K. Major, jr.. at present stationed at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, who retires for age. Scott Would Succeed Tyner Col. Charles L. Scott, cavalry, headquarters, 1st Corps Area, suc- ceeds Brig. Gen. George P. Tyner, who is in Washington awaiting re- tirement the end of this month. Col. John N. Greely, field artillery, military attache in Spain, succeeds Brig. Gen. Lorenzo D. Gasser, deputy chief of staff, who retires May 31. Col. Thomas A. Terry, 6th Coast Artillery, succeeds Brig. Gen. Robert 0. Van Horn, Fort McPherson, who retires August 31. Col. Simon B. Buckner, infantry, headquarter 6th Division, succeeds | Brig. Gen. Asa L. Singleton, com- mander of the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga., who retires August 31. | Col. Charles H. Bonesteel, infan- try, Schofield Barracks, T. H., suc- ceeds Gen. Hodges, Fort McClellan. Col. John H. Hester, infantry, | Fort Frédncis E. Warren, succeeds | Brig. Gen. Dana T. Merrill, Fort Benjamin Harrison, who retires Oc- tober 31. Col. Edward P. King, jr., field ar- tillery, Army War College, succeeds Gen. McNair, commander of the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth. Hodges War College Graduate. A native of Bossier Parish, La., Gen. Hodges is a graduate of the Army War College here and served with the Militia Bureau in 1917 and later with the War Department gen- eral staff. On his return from abroad after the World War he i | served in the personnel branch of the general staff and later with the Bureau of Insular Affairs here. He is a former acting superintendent | of the Military Academy and served as commandant of the cadet corps. Gen. McNajr was born in Vern- dale, Minn., and in 1929 was gradu- ated from the Army War College. He returned to Washington in 1935 to become executive officer in the office of the chief of field artil- lery. Earlier he served in the of- fice of the chief of ordnance. He accompanied the Funston expedi- tion to Veracruz, Mex, and later was with the punitive expedition into that country. A native of this city, Col. Greely has served here in the office of the chief signal officer, chief of mili- tia, War Plans Division, and was military adviser to the Anterican delegation to the preparatory com- mission for the Disarmament Con- ference in Geneva. Col. King was born in Atlanta, || Ga., and served here in the office |of the chief of field artillery on ilwo occasions and at present is a | director of the Army War College | here. | Third Generation in Army. ‘ Col. Bonesteel, a native of Fort | Sidney, Nebr., is the third generation THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940. country and in the Philippines he is at present assistant commandant of the Fort Benning School. Col. Terry was born at Abbeville, Ala,, and has had duty at many of the coastal defense stations. He is & former commandant of the acad- emy coast artillery detachment and a cadet battallon commander. Af- ter being graduated from the War College he was assigned to the supply division of the general staff here. He is at present stationed at Fort Winfield Scott, Calif. Born in Albany, Ga., Col Hester at the close of the World War was assigned to the general staff here. After serving in various posts he returned to Washington in 1923 for duty in the office of the chief of infantry. Following a tour of duty in Puerto Rico, he was made a member of the general staff. Last year he was given command of the 1st Infantry with station at Fort Francis E. Warren. Col. Devers a Pennsylvanian. Col. Devers, born in York, Pa., is a former graduate manager of athletics at the academy. He served here in the office of the chief of fleld artillery. From 1034 to 1036 he served with the 16th Field Artil- lery at Fort Myer, Va. He is at present on duty in Panama. A native of Mt. Pleasant, Ala., Col. Scott is a former quartermaster at Fort Myer. He has served several duties in the remount service here and in the fleld. During the 1932 Olympics he worked with the Army equestrian teams, after which he came here to attend the Army War College. On completion of his studies he was made chief of the materiel and equipment section and later chief of the supply and fiscal section of the office of the chief of cavalry, He is at present assigned to the 1st Corps Area headquarters in Boston, Mass. Col. Buckner was born ‘in Mun- fordville, Ky.,, and in 1915 served here as assistant superintendent of public buildings and grounds. 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