Show STOOD FOR TRUTH AND IS PROMOTED Major Gerald C Brant Drant was vas one of the chief witnesses for tor Briga BrIga- BrIgadier Brigadier Brigadier dier General William Mitchell last year car In his court martial manUal at Wash Wash- WashIngton Washington Washington ington Mitchell it will Trill be b remembered championed unification ot of o the air serVIce under a single Ingle command complaining flying lyIng officers were I compelled to take tak orders from swIvel chair aeronauts and fromI that I the service was being InefficIently administered Brant rant took the tho stand and corroborated cor corroborated Mitchell In man many of his charges He H said a lack of command greatly hamper hamper- hampered hampered ed the th Joint army and navy man man- maneuvers maneuvers maneuvers In Hawaii and brought dissensIons which would have haTe been dangerous In time Urn of ot war Asked to place the blame for the l Jack ck of harmony he be said The Th present economy program and the th system under which which It It works Colonel Mitchell left the th ir service rather than submit to the sentence of the court martial Bu But Dut I Major Drant Brant who supported his charges has Just been promoted to chief executive officer for Tru Tru- Tru Trubee Tru-b Tru bee Davidson assistant secretary of war Wilt In charge o ot of aviation Major Bract Brant Is a gay gallant lovable fellow to use the words of Major Alien Allen W Guillon who spoke for the government government at ther the court martial I h have bave v known him for tor twenty five twenty twenty- Jive five years year ears and I like liko him I know he be would lose lor his right arm am be- be before before for be-for fore he could tell a lie ajor GuIllon said at that time Brant Drant stood with Mitchell Evi Evl Evidently dently It hasn't cost him hl any any- anything anything thing Brant undoubtedly deserves deset the tho promotion In the opinion ot of all 1111 who know him His advance advance- advancement advancement ment meat Is a a tribute to the th fairness mf lt the the tha American air all service |