Show FORT caRT COMMANDANT CO RETIRED BY ARMY Fort ort Douglas was temporarily without without with with- out ut a commander Wednesday following following follow follow- ing word from the thc war department at Washington D D. D C. C that Brigadier General Robert McCleave has been retired effective March 31 1933 He was relieved of duty at once however however however how how- ever to go co on sick leave General McCleave had served as post commandant more than a year coming here on October from Fort Rosecrans Cat Cal when the war department moved headquarters of the Sixth brigade deto to Fort Douglas The Thc officer rose from private to brigadier general in a rapid series of promotions one of them the result of bravery in action He enlisted as a private with the First infantry in 1894 and four years ers later was commissioned com com cor- a se second ond lieutenant Serving in Cuba during the Span ish American war he tie e was made a first lieutenant for bravery Inaction in nc action After serving in the Philippine insurrection in he served In the Mexican disturbance and was was made a major At the beginning of of the World war h he was promoted to colonel In the wint winter r of f 1917 he served as chief chic of the personnel section of the theA A A. B. B F F. and In October 1918 1916 became the chief of staff of the Third division at the time being awarded the distinguished distin service medal After the war he served variously on the general staff and in the national guard beIng be be being ing made brigadier general and commander commander commander com com- mander of the Sixth brigade In December De De- cember comber 1929 |