Show HALSEY NAMED FULL ADMIRAL AD IRAL Doolittle Rank Hiked To Major General WASHINGTON Nov 20 UP UP- UP Vice Admiral William F F. Halsey Jr who led an American fleet to toa a spectacular victory over Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese naval forces in the southwest Pacific last week was nominated by President Roosevelt Friday to tobe tobe tobe be a full admiral At the same time the president ga gave ve re recognition through promotions promotions promotions promo promo- to two leaders in the north African campaign Brigadier General James H. H Doolittle in charge of ot American air forces in north Africa was nominated to be major general Doolittle who commanded the air airmen airmen men who raided Tokyo holds the permanent rank of major in the theair theair theair air corps reserve Hewitt Ad Advanced Rear Admiral Henry K Hewitt who had a leading role in bringing the invasion ion forces successfully to north Africa and subduing the opposition op op- op- op position n of French naval vessels was nominated to be vice admiral Halsey will be the navys navy's fifth full admiral The others are Ernest J. J King commander in chief of the fleet Chester W. W Nimitz Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- fleet commander Royal E. E Ingersoll Atlantic fleet commander commander commander com com- mander and Harold R. R Stark commander commander commander com com- mander of American naval forces in European waters Also Friday the president nominated nominated nominated nomi nomi- five other army officers for p promotion in recognition of their exploits in the landings in north Africa Generals Listed Brigadier Generals Lucian K Truscott Jr of Okla OkIa and Lunsford E. E Oliver of Falls City Neb were nominated to be major generals and Colonels Paul M. M Robinett Mountain Grove Mo John W. W ODaniel Newark Del and Benjamin F. F Caffey a native of ot Castle Gate Utah to be brigadier brigadier briga briga- dier generals Caffey was in command of ot a combat team headed for Algiers when his transport torpedoed d by an enemy submarine was forced to drop out of the convoy Caffey ordered his men into their light landing boats and they traveled at night arriving in jn time to participate in the landing o on the Algerian roast coast Soon afterward after after- ward o he his men made another landing farther east and took his forces into Tunisia |