Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-12 | Page 12 | King Now Major

King Now Major Majori i WESLEY KING ICING MAJOR whoso whose promotion from rank of captain was announced I yesterday 4 v s j m y j Aa 7 I j jc c I I I 4 Staff Officer of Artillery Artillery Artil Artil- lery Appointed l to Reserve Reserve Reserve Re Re- serve Corps onD was received yesterday b by W WORD vy Wesley Vesloy King KIm prominent local business man captain and staff starr officer o of the Field artillery of ot othis his appointment to the ran rank of or majorIn major majorIn In the reserve reser officers officers' corps Several years cars ago aso Major King held hold this rank rankin in the Judge o advocate ocate generals general's department depart depart- moot ment J being eing ju Judge se advocate of the Sixteenth Six SIX- J I division of ot the Mexican department department department depart depart- ment at Nogales Soon after aCter the re return return return re- re turn of ot the troops from tho the border he resl resigned his commission In Au August 1917 Mr King then a a. private citizen enlisted In battery batter A of the Field artillery In November November Novem Novem- ber of or the same year ear he received the appointment of or re regimental supply of officer officer or- or CICCI with the tho rank of or captain Later when tho the regiment wont to France iio ho became a member of or tho the staff starr of or Brig Gen Gemi R. R W. W Y Youn Young of or the brigade The letter of ot appointment was re received received re- re at Major Kings King's office in the morning but owing owing- to pressing duties connected with the Rotary club campaign campaign cam cam- to raise funds for tho the bo boy scout It did not come to his attention until late last night p I p