| Show AIR I I CRITIC SET SETI SETI I I D Wr NOTCH I 1 Brigadier General MIt Mit- Mitchell Mit-chell Mit chell Reverts Rev to Rank I of Colonel I SUCCESSOR N NAMED AM E D He Is James E r Fechet Becomes Assistant Chief AS ll reh I t 6 Se Sp Spied Ion of or Colon Colonel 1 Ime louses lames I J 1 I to 10 lie ie nIl nt chief hlf of ot the arm artist I Ir ersic lo to succeed dl V ilIum I chell sits wis an an- an nn 1 loda toda b Secretary r Io otlo MItchell I C II n ii term as alt I ant chief III expire A Apt II 27 elm hn h n I 1 win stilt 1 the dulles duties and the I Ink link of c General me Ie to ht hi his 0 own onn n rink of or colonel coloni I Colonel I echt nom nomination Illation t I I reported to lo be sent ent to the lie senile ent soon oon bv Is President Coolidge Seel P I I tin tr Weeks eek recommended him for the he post shIer lHer C of the t I ecord of ill officers of I suitable rank RISE L I nOI 1051 H B BIcS H IcS 1 Colonel I 1 echel was boi bot n In I Toas August 21 1877 and t erh-t- ed ed cd a as a private e In the I sixth th ea during thear the war ar i v-i 1 Spain April 1 He lie became a second lieutenant lieu lieu- lieutenant tenant In 1900 and ha has parsed other his through th the grades to 10 I rank in th the almy aimy a my I lIe He led In its the Santiago campaign anda and a was wounded at he I IheI batlle or of o San Juin n In 1898 also alo siw v active eTlI o e ihu he Philippine and nd with lIh t tro I-c I e punitive expedition e In Melco In 1916 1 Colonel I I Is i t qualified I pilot hosing Hit e continually In InI inI inthe I tha be aviation leo since shet Sten- Sten S ryle 1917 liea lie He a was sos appointed tens tens- fem I 1 ry or lieutenant eol col net nel lit Illion al lh the lie outbreak of ot the World a r promoted to temporary colonel colonl Ir 1918 his hla temporary commissIon terminating In HJO 1920 hi hI was pOl transfer d il I to 10 the win He lie stands eland thud l h In Iii roh- roh reli live rang rane among amons the lie he colonel or of o the army air r Ic 11 HIS w t i H it conn During the Would l lar war tsar lie he cots COM con successfully cOIl colt field Cai field Dorr Durr field fidd and hell 1011 field fIld kId air sortIe eTlIe of officer ricer of the lie southern deportment In 1919 HH and being transferred In InI In 1 20 as of ot and I allo office of or the chief of air sem s ice V I-ater I he h be- be beCame be became e- e came chief duet of or ther the stir r plan plans dl lo 1 lo air service Ice and since tince July I 1 1924 his h beon been comm of or the theair theair theair air service let fling school at al Kelly I field Te Texas Teas 1 J T 1 Vi YI 1 March larch 6 ril General Mitchell 1 when hen oho shown n dispatches buy lod IY y I or of orthe the lIe appointment of Colonel J L recht as is hi his ucc asor 3 or said 1 1 fe I I Is a k toed nan man I shall ahall liall I I abide h b by the department s orders |
