Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-11-13 | Page 16 | C. Y. Clawson Promoted to Colonel Rank

t Commands UNG 1 I I J COL C. C Y CLAWSON I G. G YI Y GLAW ON PROMOTED TO COLONEL RANK Commanding Officer of Field Artillery Served in World War Lieutenant Colonel Curtis Y Clawson Clawson Clawson Claw- Claw son field artillery Utah national national na na- guard has been promoted to the he grade of colonel and assigned to command the regiment This advancement advancement ad nd Is in recognition of oC his long and efficient service in the national national national na na- na- na guard His appointment fills a vacancy that has existed for lor more than a year and a half halt in the regi- regi nent ment Announcement of his promotion promo promo- ti tion n was made Friday by Adjutant General W. W G. G Williams Colonel Cawson's first enlistment in the national guards dates back to 1901 when hen he joined the signal corps and in which he served in every noncommissioned noncommissioned noncommissioned non non- commissioned grade from private to sergeant first class After serving in inthe inthe inthe the signal company he enlisted in A batter battery First field artillery After promotion to various noncommissioned noncommissioned grades he was commissioned second and first lieutenant SCHOOL OF FIRE GRADUATE While an officer of oC this battery he was graduated from the school of ot fire lire for field artillery at Fort Sill sm Okla Okia He Ho served with this organization tion on the Mexican border in 1916 He was promoted to captain cavalry after alter his return from b border service Continued on P Pue ee Twenty six 0 G. G Y 1 CLASON IS I N ME GOlONE Continued from Page Pue Seventeen V and corman commanded cd the tho machine gun V troop roop o of the he First Firt cavalry a alry Upon the tho entry of the United States in n the World war var he w was s transferee to o the tej newl newly r formed artillery artler regiment regi regi- ment the only volunteer unit from this his state ate eni enrolled for or war service His troop was wa consolidated with the artillery artler organization and he became became became be be- came commanding officer of ot A bat bat- tory tr ry He later was regimental adJutant ad ad- of or the regiment which beame became be be- came ame the wartime field arU- arU lery cry He served sered with wih this unit overseas overseas overseas over over- seas as a major and commanded the First Frt battalion battlon APPOINTED CAPTAIN CAAN Upon the reorganization of ot the national guard following the World war ware Colonel Clawson accepted appointment appointment ap ap- as a captain ordnance ap dc department de- de and served with wih the state stat administrative staff Wen When th the present regiment was regiment organized organ to perpetuate the wartime organization organization or or- he was transferred to th the artillery artier unit and subsequently was wa promoted to tomajor major and later lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- leu- leu tenant colonel As lieutenant colonel cole colo colo nd nel he has ha commanded the regiment regimen for the past year and a half halo Colonel Clawson when a student at the Salt Lake high school was wa one of the organizers and a charter charte member of tho the hl high h school cadets a n volunteer organization consisting o or of orone one company later expanding Into a battalion battlon He served sered in this cadet cade corps In various noncommissioned grades and was a a. a cadet captain In his senior year ear Announcement of ot promotions t to tori fill ri vacancies occasioned by the thead advancement ad ad advancement of ot Colonel Clawson has ha not been made thou though h Major Charles G. G Fitzgerald Fitgerald is senior major in i th the regiment and in line lne for appointment appoint appoint- ment as lieutenant colonel Following Following Follow Follow- ing his appointment to his new rank Colonel Clawson has passed his formal formal format for for- mal mat examinations before a board o or of arm army officers