Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-14 | Page 7 | Takes Command

I T Takes Command 4 f it f. f t 4 1 IA I A 4 i ii f I II I AL ALBrig Brig Gen Whitworth Veteran Soldier Assumes Ass mes Duties At Fort Douglas Officer With Long Record of Service and Many Mariy Citations Comes Comes' to Post PostA A man who has seen service i in hi every every every ev ev- ev- ev ery foreign country where American troops have been on duty took over command of Fort D Douglas uglas Wednesday morning He is Brigadier General Pegram Whitworth Whit who arrived here from Fort Sam Houston Texas ass as s successor to Brigadier General Robert Roert McCleave who r recently was recently c vas was retired Formal receptions in honor hono of the new commanding officer were dispensed dispensed dis dis- with at his request He and his family arrived in Salt Lake at p. p m. m Tuesday and Wednesday he was dire directing ting activities a a at athe the post With him are Mrs Whitworth and their son Pegram Whitworth Jr Brigadier General Gener l Whitworth's official of of- record includes a long list of citations His activities of which the war department keeps no no record in elude clude numerous fishing trips and golf games He is an ardent devotee o of both sp sports The new commanding officer officer- was born jorn In Mansfield La n and d started his lis military c career reer when he graduated from West Vest Point in 1894 1 Brigadier General Whitworth was given a citation for gallantry in acion action ac ac- tion ion during the world w war r by the French Trench government nt He also wears three silver stars given him for his service in the Philippines during the Spanish Spanish American war In addition he has seen service in Panama anama when the canal was being built in Mexico during the Pershing expedition and in Nicaragua as a secret ecret service operator for the war department de de- de He was commissioned brigadier general early this year Believing that a feeling of mutual interest and understanding g should be promoted between the army and civilians Brigadier General Whitworth Whit Whit- worth commended the practice of ot I staging public parades at the fort each week The first evening parade of the summer ummer will take place at 5 p. p m. m Friday Fri day with members of ot the third battalion battalion bat bal of the eighth Thirty infantry participating Band concerts are given at the post each ach Thursday and Sunday evening during the summer