Show i. i akes Command I. I Vf c 5 t 4 I v I GEN WILLIAMS Adjutant General of Utah Qualifies for National Guard Promotion WASHINGTON June 9 P The W-The The war department announced today federal recognition has been extended ex cx- tended Brigadier r General William G GWilliams GWilliams Williams adjutant general of Utah who has s been commissioned as a brigadier general of the line in Utah and California national guards Brigadier General W. W G. G Williams adjutant general of Utah qualified for his promotion recently before a aboard aboard aboard board 0 of general officers of the thc regular regular regular reg reg- ular army convened at Camp Lewis Lev Wash His appointment as brigadier general general gen gen- eral was made by Governor George D. D Hem Hern upon authority of or the war department and federal recognition granted at Washington Tuesday is his authority to assume command of the field artillery bri brigade ade composed of the field artillery field artillery both regiments of ot the Utah national guard and the thc field artillery of or the California Califor Califor- ala nia national guard Subsequently Governor Dern will willbe willbe be authorized by the war department department department depart depart- ment to organIze the brigade headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters here consisting of staff of officers officers of- of and a headquarters battery General Williams has served in the Utah national guard more than 30 years He commanded a squadron of Utah cavalry on the Mexican barder border border bor bar der in 1916 and served during the thc World war as a brigade and arid division adjutant and was commanding officer officer om- om of ot a large e American rest camp in England Except for the period he was was' serving in the army during the I I war he has been adjutant general I of Utah h since 1917 He Is the first general officer offIce of the thc Utah national guard to to receive e f federal e recognition |