Newspaper article mentioning Will: 6/27/1916
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An article in The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky, about the various job changes involved in Will's reassignment from Savannah, Georgia, to Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Here is the Army version of the reassignment that prompted Will to propose to Kathleen.
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MAJ. SPALDING TO HEAD ENGINEERING CORPS HERE
Change in Assignments Incident To Departure July 1 of Maj. Oakes.
Maj. George R. Spalding, United States Engineer in charge of the First Cincinnati division, beginning July 1 will be stationed in Louisville at the head of the local United States Engineering Corps, instead of Maj. Robert R. Ralston, as was announced several weeks ago when Maj. John C. Oakes received notification of his transfer to Philadelphia, effective the end of this month.
Instead of coming here, Maj. Ralston, who has been in charge of the Second Cincinnati district, his work being the improvement of the Ohio’s tributaries, principally the Big Sandy and Kentucky Rivers, will supersede Maj. Spalding as head of the First Cincinnati district. The work of the latter at present is the supervision of Ohio River locks and dams between the Big Sandy and Louisville. Maj. Ralston will be succeeded by Maj. William P. Stokey, at present assigned to the Savannah, Ga., district. Word of the change in assignments was received yesterday, by Maj. Oakes, who said that his successor would arrive here June 30 to assume charge. Maj. Oakes will make his headquarters at Philadelphia. He will supervise the improvement and maintenance work of the Delaware River and the fortifications at the mouth of that stream. The dredging of a thirty-five-foot channel from Philadelphia to the mouth of the Delaware will be his principal work in the near future.
Change in Assignments Incident To Departure July 1 of Maj. Oakes.
Maj. George R. Spalding, United States Engineer in charge of the First Cincinnati division, beginning July 1 will be stationed in Louisville at the head of the local United States Engineering Corps, instead of Maj. Robert R. Ralston, as was announced several weeks ago when Maj. John C. Oakes received notification of his transfer to Philadelphia, effective the end of this month.
Instead of coming here, Maj. Ralston, who has been in charge of the Second Cincinnati district, his work being the improvement of the Ohio’s tributaries, principally the Big Sandy and Kentucky Rivers, will supersede Maj. Spalding as head of the First Cincinnati district. The work of the latter at present is the supervision of Ohio River locks and dams between the Big Sandy and Louisville. Maj. Ralston will be succeeded by Maj. William P. Stokey, at present assigned to the Savannah, Ga., district. Word of the change in assignments was received yesterday, by Maj. Oakes, who said that his successor would arrive here June 30 to assume charge. Maj. Oakes will make his headquarters at Philadelphia. He will supervise the improvement and maintenance work of the Delaware River and the fortifications at the mouth of that stream. The dredging of a thirty-five-foot channel from Philadelphia to the mouth of the Delaware will be his principal work in the near future.
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1.
This is one of a series of newspaper and magazine items over the years about Will's work for the Army.
You can find the whole list here:
2.
Here's the current before-and-after for the officers Major George R. Spalding, Major Robert R. Ralston, Major John C. Oakes, and Major William P. Stokey:
Major George R. Spalding:
Major Robert R. Ralston:
Major John C. Oakes:
Major William P. Stokey:
And here's the before-and-after for the Ohio River positions:
Head of the local United States Engineering Corps in Louisville:
Head of the First Cincinnati district:
Head of the Second Cincinnati district:
Apparently the previous plan was that Major Ralston would be moved from being head of the Second Cincinnati district to being head of the local Engineering Corps while Major Spalding stayed put as head of the First Cincinnati district. Then the Army powers that be changed their minds and had Ralston going from Second to First, and Oakes from First to the the whole district. I hope there was no ill feeling between Majors Spalding and Ralston about this.
This is one of a series of newspaper and magazine items over the years about Will's work for the Army.
- The previous document in the series is: 1912-12-14 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL
- The next document in the series is: 1917-05-11&13 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES FEATURING WILL
You can find the whole list here:
2.
Here's the current before-and-after for the officers Major George R. Spalding, Major Robert R. Ralston, Major John C. Oakes, and Major William P. Stokey:
Major George R. Spalding:
- Before: Head of the First Cincinnati district: supervision of Ohio River locks and dams between the Big Sandy and Louisville. Replaced by Major Robert R. Ralston.
- After: Head of the local United States Engineering Corps in Louisville, replacing Major John C. Oakes.
Major Robert R. Ralston:
- Before: in charge of the Second Cincinnati district, his work being the improvement of the Ohio’s tributaries, principally the Big Sandy and Kentucky Rivers. Replaced by Major William P. Stokey
- After: Head of the First Cincinnati district: supervision of Ohio River locks and dams between the Big Sandy and Louisville, replacing Major George R. Spalding.
Major John C. Oakes:
- Before: Head of the local United States Engineering Corps in Louisvilles. Replaced by Major George R. Spalding.
- After: In Philadelphia, supervising the improvement and maintenance work of the Delaware River and the fortifications at the mouth of the Delaware.
Major William P. Stokey:
- Before: In Savannah, Georgia
- After: in charge of the Second Cincinnati district, his work being the improvement of the Ohio’s tributaries, principally the Big Sandy and Kentucky Rivers.
And here's the before-and-after for the Ohio River positions:
Head of the local United States Engineering Corps in Louisville:
- Before: Major John C. Oakes
- After: Major George R. Spalding
Head of the First Cincinnati district:
- Before: Major George R. Spalding
- After: Major Robert R. Ralston
Head of the Second Cincinnati district:
- Before: Major Robert R. Ralston
- After: Major William P. Stokey
Apparently the previous plan was that Major Ralston would be moved from being head of the Second Cincinnati district to being head of the local Engineering Corps while Major Spalding stayed put as head of the First Cincinnati district. Then the Army powers that be changed their minds and had Ralston going from Second to First, and Oakes from First to the the whole district. I hope there was no ill feeling between Majors Spalding and Ralston about this.
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