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THE CADUCEUS.
OFFICERS’ PAGE
(BY LIEUT. WILLIAM L. MUNSON.)
ARE MADE CAPTAINS
STILL COMING
Photo by Toohey.
CHARLES Z. CANDLER. WILLIAM B. WILSON.
Wth the departure of Captain
Johnson to a point of embarkation a
new receiving officer had to be loun'i
for the receiving ward and the man
selected was captain, then First Lieu
tenant Charles Candler.
Since his arrival at the base hos
pital in April, 191S, Captain Candler
has been in charge of one of the many
busy medical wards and his general
ability there winning p'ornotion for
him to receiving officer. Captain
Candler, who is a native of this state,
his home being at Syiva, N. C.; re
ceived his notification of his appoint
ment to the grade of first lienten-’iit
in May, 1917, proceeding,, from his
home to Fort Ogiethorpe,' Ga., thence
to Camp Gordon, Ga., and to Camp
Greene. He was commissioned captain
October 29.
Capt. Wm. B. Wilson has-been the
efficient mess officer at the base hos-
pitai for over a year and his recent
promotion is one that was well earned
by his tireless efforts in keeping every
one well fed and contented.
Captain Wilson entered the service
bn May 1, 1917, as a student at the
fmst officers’ trainin'' camp at Platts-
biirg, N. Y., Graduating from there
with a commission in the Q. M. C. on
August 15 of the s"me year. Soon
after he was orde’-ed to Camp Greene,
takin" uu his duties as mess officer at
the hospital on the 15th of Septem
ber. Cn February 17, 1918, he w.as
promoted to U'e grade of first lieuten
ant and on October 29 commissioned
captain.
MORE OFFICERS ARRIVE AT
CAMP GREENE.
Neariy every organization in camp
received a few of the many officers
who arrived at Camp Greene last week
and who are now stationed with their
various commands.
The companies so enlarged are;
Engineer corps—Major Arthur
Cannady, who comes from Camp Hum
phries, Captains H. A. Phillips, G. C.
Ingeis; Second Lieutenant Thomas J.
Carroll.
Judge advocte of Camp Greene
Major A. P. Burguin from the Wash
ington War Co'lege.
Medical corps—Captains R. J. Fitz
gerald, Richmond, Va.; G. O. Ayer,
Harry L. Babcock, Charles Berker, H.
U. Purdurn, H. P. Mauck; First Lieu
tenants J. A. Hunte', A. S. Brinkley,
F. H. Smith, W. B. HunPey. _ .
Recruit Camp No.'4—Captain L. A.
Sherburne.
Labor Battalion—Captain Otto Bax
ter: First Lieutenants Michael Sulli
van. .Toseph Omlin. Otto F. Gronde, F.
J. Fink; Second Lieutenants William
Nicholson, C. R. Fan caul t , L. W.
Ad-ms, Thomas G. Wright, W. A.
Cobb. J. J. Burns, C. A. Speed. W. A.
Manning. M. H. Whitfield, ,T. M. May-
son. R. W, Heartearn and J. J. Hill.
Uentai Infirmary—First Lieutenants
J T. Shadburne, E. T. Tanner, D. B.
Moore. H. E. Hayes, T. N. Harrington,
M, J. Yount, W. W. English, A. R. C.
Culbertson, J. A. Jacobmeyer.
United States Guards—First Lieu-
ten-nt R. M. Travis; Second Lleuten
ant .T. J. Best.
Ouartermaster Co-ps—First Lleu-
ten-nts P-trlck Roonev, John L.
Webb; Second T.ieuten-nts John E.
Griest. H. F. Pennington* Orlando
Hummell.
Major Way returned to duty No
vember .12, after a three day leave.
Capt. Robert S. Fitzgerald joined
November 9 from Richmond, Va., for
duty in the surgical service.
First Lieut. Roy A. Buckner joined
November 10 from' Giim-n, 111., for
duty in the surgical service. ,
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