Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-01-18 | Page 1 | Retirement from the Army Signal Corps

RETIREMENT FROM THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS Washington, Jan. IS. Tho first retirement re-tirement on account of ago ofihe army signal corps for several years was recorded toddy when the name of Colonel Richard E Thompson was stricken from tho active llsL Colonel Thompson was born In Maine In 1S4S and In the Civil var was appointed to tho military academy from Rhode Island. At tho outbreak of the Spanish-American Tvar he was assigned to the volunteer service and served in the campaign. At the end of the war he went back to the regular establishment estab-lishment with tho rank of major.