Show r tc 4 f iF t. t e f 4 M p D 5 Gen Jos W W. Stilwell Put in charge of servIce fier command Named amed To Direct Command SAN FRANCISCO April 16 UP iTh Sixth Sixth army headquarters said Tuesday the war department had directed Gen Cen Joseph W W. Stilwell to assume command of the Ninth service command with headquarters at Ft Douglas Utah during the illness of Maj aj Gen William E E. Shedd Gen Shedd recently was admitted admitted admitted admit admit- ted ti to Bushnell general hospital at Brigham City Utah for The Sixth army announcement said Stilwell had already taken over the command from Col A. A p P. P Kitson former chief of staff of the Ninth service command who was acting temporarily during Shedd's illness It was not disclosed whether Stilwell would go to Ft Douglas near Salt Lake City or direct the command from Sixth army head head- quarters He commanded the India China theater during during- the recent war Officials at Ninth service command command com corn mand announced Tuesday that Maj Gen George P. P Mays deputy chief of staff for the Sixth army had arrived at Ft Douglas to represent represent represent rep rep- resent Gen Stilwell Gen Hays will serve as acting chief of staff Ninth service command Col A. A P. P Kitson who has been acting commanding officer of the command during during- Gen Shedd's ill illness illness illness ill ill- ness will revert to his hs former position position position tion as deputy chief of staff and Col Cot C. C W. W Gordon will serve as assistant to Col Kitson Whether Gen will move mo mochis his headquarters to Ft Douglas is not yet known |