Show BERT A. A HALL PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN In ceremonies held at Baumholder Baumholder Baumholder Baum- Baum holder Germany August First Lt Bert A A. A Hall was promoted promoted promoted pro pro- to the grade of captain in the United States Army Signal Signal Signal Sig Sig- nal Corps The single silver bar was removed by Lt Col John B. B Lewis and captain bars presented presented presented pre pre- by Lt Col Lewis to Mrs Hall Shannon tobe to pinned on 1 the new capt captain ln hr After the ceremony the officers officers officers cers of the Arty enjoyed refreshments to celebrate celebrate celebrate cele cele- brate the occasion The large cake was so decorated as to be bea a tribute to the Signal Corps Captain Hall is the son of Mr lr and Mrs Clarence R. R Hallof Hallof Hall Halt Haltof of Manti For the past nine months month Captain Hall has been serving as the thc Battalion Communications Officer in the Battalion Battalion Battalion Batta Batta- lion Artillery His unit is isone isone isone one of two inch 8 self propelled d Artillery Battalions in Europe Captain Hall attended special training at Fort Sill Oklahoma prior to their move to Germany Germany Ger Ger- many to qualify him for this position He is part of an experiment experiment experiment ex ex- ex- ex being conducted by bythe bythe bythe the Army in which specially trained Signal Corps officers are being placed in signal non-signal units in hopes that communications will be brought to a higher high high- er level than would be otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise obtained between the maneuver elements clements The Halls are presently living living living liv liv- ing in Baumholder Germany They asked that their greetings greetings greetings greet greet- ings to all the folks back home Getting acquainted with the new captain is a new member of the Hall family He is Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert Clark Hall first son for Captain and Mrs Hall first grandson for Mr and Mrs Clarence R R. R Hall of Manti and the fourth grandchild for the Halls He was born at the US U.S. Army Hospital at Germany arriving at 1159 11 59 pm p.m. Aug 2nd He weighed n jn nat nat at 5 lbs Ibs 9 and was 19 inches in length Rejoicing over his arrival were Coraleigh 6 and Monica J Jo 0 3 sisters to the new arrival |