Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-02 | Page 6 | It's General Cubbison Now

y S Its It's General Cubbison Now ML A DISTINGUISHED soldier in this democratic no 1 army of ours realized at Fort Douglas Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day what is the praiseworthy hope of every ambitious youngster in hi the military service as the gold bars of a second lieutenant are pinned on his blouse to signify that he has planted his foot on the first rung of the ladder for the long and hard climb to high command In a brief and nd simple rite in the post commandants commandant's office Colonel Donald C. C Cubbison became Brigadier General Cubbison commanding the Sixth infantry in infantry infantry in- in fantry brigade and the garrison At the ceremony were present Mrs Cubbison Cubbison ton son Miss Rose Cubbison n n. n their daughter Gordon Gordon Gor Gor- don Cion Cubbison their son Major P. P J. J Lloyd brigade brigade brigade bri bri- bri- bri gade executive officer and Mrs Lloyd Colonel Walter S. S Fulton commanding officer of the Thirty eighth infantry and Mrs Fulton Pulton There ThereS S was a nice touch of sentiment in the fact that it was was Colonel Fulton who administered the oath to to to which General Cubbison subscribed The were classmates at the U. U S. S military academy academy acad acad- emy emy at West Point A moment later the colonels colonel's eagles eagles' were replaced on the new commandants commandant's shoulders by the silver stars of a brigadier general symbol of the high command t to which s has climbed climbed in a conspicuously brilliant caer ca ca- I er in the army The townspeople add their congratulations to toof those of the personnel at Fort Douglas