Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-24 | Page 26 | New Commandant Arrives

I l N New c v Commandant Arrives l 1 I r G 4 s o y t t ct c y yi i 12 y Y 3 r- r t r j i hr t O L. L I 4 NEW UNIVERSITY OF UTAH R R. 0 O. O T T. T C. C CHIEF Lieutenant Colonel John C C. C Wyeth looks at trophy Colonel Wyeth Assumes ties R ROTC OTC Post at University Assuming Assuming his new duties at the University of or Utah very quietly Thursday was LI Lieutenant Colonel John C C. Wy Wyeth th new R. R 0 O. T T. C. C comm commandant Colonel Col nel Wyeth who succeeds Lieutenant Colonel C. C C C. Bank commandant for the last ast four our years at the university arrived this week to take fake up his post after a six bc w weeks weeks' g ks' ks leave of absence His last post MSt Was vas at Fort Sill Okla As yet I haven't had haven't-had had much timeto time timeto to acquaint myself with the unit hero here the colonel said but from what I hear the regiment here her Isa is isa isa a Very Jery excellent one and measures up tb some of the finest in the I country I Colonel Wyeth pis Is is accompanied by Mrs Wyeth their dau daughter Leslie who will study medicine at atthe atthe atthe the university and their son John C. C Jr who will attend East hl high h school Their residence here willbe will willbe be beat at 1321 Fifteenth East street Born in Arizona Colonel Colon 1 Wyeth followed in the footsteps of his father also an officer and was graduated from West Point in 1914 in the field artillery division He served in the World war and ha has had been stationed on various posts throughout the country and in Hawaii Ha ha- ha wall wali and the Philippine islands He has served as commanding officer of of- fleer of ot the University of Missouri R R. O. O T. T C C.