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Show Davis Is Now Adjutant General, U. S. A. Robert Courtney Davis, who was adjutant general of the A. E. F has been nominated by President Harding to be adjutant general of the U. S. A. He succeeds MaJ. Gen. P. C. Harris, who retires. MaJ. Gen. Davis was born October 12, 1870, In Pennsylvania. Pennsylva-nia. He is said to be the youngest general In the army. . General Davis has had a quite varied va-ried army experience. He was graduated grad-uated from the U. S. Military academy acad-emy In 1808. He took part tn the Spanish-American war, the close of which found him a brigadier general, N. A. He w'aa In the Philippines, 1809-1901 ; Instructor In U. S. Military academy, 1901-5; with the Army of, Cuban Pacification, 1900-9; aide de: camp to MaJ. Gen. Barry, 1909-11 ; ad-j Jutant U. S. Military academy, 1911-' 12; Inspector and Instructor, Philippine Philip-pine scouts, 1914-10; duty oftlee of the adjutant General, U. S. A 1917. He arrived In France July SS, 1917, and was made assistant to adjutant general, A. E. F. After serving as assistant and as acting adjutant general he was made adjutant general, A. K. F May 1, 1918. He married Kuby Caroline Caro-line Hale of Lancaster, Pa., November 12, 1002. |