Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-20 | Page 3 | Rivers' Appointment to Army Post Approved

I I Rivers Rivers' Appointment to Army Post Approved WASHiNGTON Sept 20 AP- AP Appointment ot of Coon Colonel l William C. C Rivers tobe to-be the inspector general ot of the army of major general wets approved today bY President Coolidge He wilt succeed Major General Genera Eli Elf A. A who will be retired on September 27 Colonel Rivers livers w o Is a veteran cavalry officer service tn in th the IndIan c campaigns In high posts In the constabulary was born In Tennessee and graduated graduated from West Point PaInt In 1881 Nosy v Inspector general of the Second corps area New York he served In Cuba In the Spanish American Iw war w r and commanded successively the EIghteenth cavalry the Seven Severt- ty sixth field artillery and the fIeld artIllery brIgade durIng the World war serving wIth the guns Ung In Inthe Inthe the St. St and Meus Mouse Mouse-Argonne offensives