Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-20 | Page 9 | Campaigner

CAMPAIGNER iC 4 I Brig Gen C. C H. H Conrad Veteran Soldier to Take Fort Douglas Command on l I November 1 1 Fort Douglas will get et a n veteran campaigner when Brigadier General Casper H. H Conrad arrives on November November Novem Novem- ber 1 to take over his d duties lies as commandant commandant com corn mandant of the post pest General Conrad now commanding general of the Philippine division ol of the arm army at Fort William m McKinley P. P I. I will succeed Brigadier General Genera Robert McCleave McClea at the post General General Gen Gen- eral will leave for the PhilIppines Philippines Philippines Phil Phil- on September 21 General Conrad a native of oC Columbus Colum bus O. O was appointed to the United States military academy from South Dakota and was wa's was graduated in m June 1895 He has spent most of his bis active militar military service in the I cavalry and has served with his regiment in Cuba in the Philippines and in various parts of the United States During the Louisiana purchase exposition exposition ex ex- position at St St. Louis Louisin in 1904 he served as adjutant of th the Jefferson g guard guardIn ard In 1910 h he was detailed d in the quartermaster quarter master department where he the thc remount depot at Froni Royal V Va and nd started the government govern govern- government ment bureau f for r breding cavalry horses He was en on In duty with the national na- na na national national gU l outha on bord border to iu 1916 and 1917 During the World war Genera Conrad organized the infantry of sf the division and commanded it 1 until he was detailed on the general staff in 1918 He remained on general general gen gen- eral staff duty m in n Washington n until February 1919 when he sailed for tor France where h he was placed on embarkation em cm- d duty ty at Brest and in Ger- Ger many nany He commanded base section N No 1 at St St. Nazaire France Trance in July Jub 1919 returning to the United States in August 1919 Since the war General Conrad attended attended at- at tended ended the school of at the line at Fort Lea Leavenworth Kan the University of Illinois and the army war college He was vas detailed in the inspector generals general's department in July 1923 General Conrad also is holder of the distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- service medaL