Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-15 | Page 11 | Conrad Coming to Ft. Douglas

CONRAD COMING TO FT DOUGLAS New Commanding Officer to Succeed McCleave at Army Post Brigadier General Casper H. H Conrad Conrad Con Con- rad Jr commander of the United States army forces in the Philippine Islands will be the new commander at Fort Douglas after November 1 I it was announced at post headquarters Friday General Conrad will succeed Brigadier Brigadier Brigadier Brig Brig- adier General Robert McCleave who will leave September 21 for the Philippine Philippine Phil Phil- Islands to become commanding command command- ing jag officer of ot the island forces General General General Gen Gen- eral McCleave has been commanding officer at Fort Douglas since last Sep coming to S Salt lt Lake from San Sait Diego where he was vas stationed at t Fort General Conrad is a native of South Dakota a graduate of the University of Illinois and the United States military military mili mill tary academy at al West Point He has been in command of the island troops for the past two years General and Mrs McCleave will leave eave in the near future for lor California to visit friends prior to their departure depar ture hire for the Philippine Islands 4