Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-07-01 | Page 2 | Atlantic Fleet Changes Hands

ATLANTIC FLEET CHANGES HANDS Admiral Mayo Succeeded by Admiral Wilson as Senior Commander of Fleet. NEW YORK, June 30. To the boom-I boom-I ing ol aslutea from the big guns on the flagship Pennsylvania lying at anchor an-chor in the North river, command of the Atlantic fleet changed hands today when Admiral Henry T Mayo, its w.ir time commander, was "piped over the side"' and Admiral Henry B. Wilson, who commanded the naval patrol forces overseas during the wrsr, succeeded suc-ceeded him as senior admiral of the fleet Hundreds of naval officers of the Pacific and Atlantic fleets and their guests, participated In the festivities. I Adm1r.1l W S Benson, chief of naval operations and representing Secretary of Navy Daniels, officially announced tbe transfer of the command, and of I Admiral M;iyo In his old rank as rear) I admiral to the office of the chief of. 1 naval operations at Washington. . 00