Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-14 | Page 9 | Gets Command

I I I I I I GETS COMMAND e t I J. J M. M f. f Lewis NAVAL OFFICER GIVEN SEA POST Lt Lewis Ordered to Command Destroyer 1 U. U S. S S. S Perry l I 1 Lieutenant Commander J. J JM M. M Lewis in n charge of ot the local navy recruiting office received receive orders from th the navy department at Washington D. D C C. Thursday relieving him of his pres pres- en en n duties and assigning him to the command o of the destroyer U. U S. S S. S Perry erry Commander Lewis has been in charge barge of th the Salt Lake office oice since April 11 1931 He was graduated from rom the U. U S. S naval academy at Annapolis in 1915 and prior to his coming to Salt Lake served on Various various va va- rious ious cruisers and battleships His new ew detail will not becom effective until until the first week in September Lieutenant Commander Robert L. L Porter orter who is now serving aboard the U. U S. S S. S Chester will succeed Commander Com Corn mander Lewis Commander Porter Porters is s a native of Maryland and was gradated graduated graduated grad grad- from the U. U S S. S naval academy in n 1917 The Perry is the flagship of destroyer destroyer detroyer de- de troyer division No 10 assigned to destro destroyer er squadron No 4 of the bate battie battle bat- bat tie tle e fleet Her home port is in San I Diego Cal The Perry is one of the newest ewest destroyers and was named for forth forth th he late Comm Commodore dore Ma Mathew the w C C. C Perry Commander Lewis and Mrs Lewis will leave for the coast about September September Sep- Sep ember 5