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Army and Corps area Commanders meet with Woodring and Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. A conference held yesterday at the War Department between Army and Corps area commanders and the Secretary of War and Chief of Staff was held to plan intensive training of the army for the next six months. Left to right: Brig. General Lorenzo D. Gasser; Maj. General Daniel Van Voorhis, Commanding General of the 5th Corps. area; Maj. General Percy P. Bishop, Commanding General, 7th Corps. area; Maj. General Herbert J. Brees, Commanding General, 8th Corps area; Lieut. General Stanley D. Embick, Commanding General, 3rd Army and Fourth Corps area; Lieut. General Hugh A. Drum, Commanding General, First Army and Second Corps. area; Major General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff; Harry Woodring, Secretary of War, Lieut. General Stanley H. Ford, Commanding General, 2nd Army and Sixth Corps area on or about Dec. 1 with the rank of Lieutenant General; Maj. General James K. Parsons, Commanding General, 3rd Corps area; Maj. General James A. Woodruff, Commanding General, 1st Corps area; Brig. General George P. Tyner, Assistant Chief of Staff. Note: Brig. General Gasser who is first in this photo is Acting Chief of Staff

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[Stirrup Branch Plantation, Bishopville, S.C., on the 75th birthday of Capt. James Rembert, June 8, 1857 - rear view of house with slaves arranged by rank]

Reference copy in LOT 11334. Exhibited: "Only Skin Deep" at the International Center of Photography, New York City, N.Y., 2003-2004.

[Sketch of military rank epaulets, bust portrait, and outline of ships]

Title devised. Inscribed on sheet, from top to bottom: Capturing men at a spring; Liberty fraternity E[t]c; Two girls on horseback-; My prisoner; Safe guard; camp smoke ho-; Pontoon at falling waters; Antietam; More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate double-breasted frock coat with single row of braid denoting the rank of lieutenant]

Case: Berg, no. 2-68. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, Pa., 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of More

Ingalls, Honorable John J. of Kansas. Senator. Judge Advocate with rank of Lt. Colonel USA.

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Charles Edward Hooker Mississipppi, (Captain in 1st Regt. of Miss. Light Artillery. Lost an arm during seige at Vicksburg. Promoted to rank of Colonel of Cavalry

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Shō (Ch. mus. inst.) - musician of higher rank

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Bangkok - a boy of rank standing at railway station; mother and child seated in background

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Turkish officers of high rank visiting Jerusalem mosque, parade

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Gets star of Brigadier General. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Col. Maxwell Murray, left, appointed commandant of the Washington Provisional Brigade with the rank of Brigadier General, receives the star of the rank from his predecessor, Brig. General Dane T. Merrill. General Merrill, General Merrill has been transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

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New Chief of Naval Aeronautics takes oath. Washington, D.C., June 1. The newly appointed Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy, Capt. John H. Towers, right, being administered the oath of office today by John B. May, Chief Clerk of the Navy Department. The promotion automatically carries with it the rank of Rear Admiral for the new chief, Capt. Towers was one of the pilots of the NC 4 on the massed flight across the Atlantic in 1919

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In spotlight at U.S.-Latin American retailers conference. Washington, D.C., Nov. 1. These Latin-American diplomats took an active part in the conference today with United States retailers in efforts to seek means of increasing western hemisphere trade. The U.S. Department of Commerce sponsored the meeting. Left to right: Dr. Cesar D. Andrade, Minister from Ecuador, Eduardo Salazar, Financial Counsel of Ecuador, and Captain Colon Eloy Alfaro, Ambassador of Ecuador. Ambassador Alfaro is holding this rank only for the durations of the boundary negotiations between the governments of Ecuador and Peru

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Takes command of Washington provisional brigade. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Col. Maxwell Murray was today promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and assumed command of the Washington Provisional Brigade. He succeeds Brig. General Dana T. Merrill, who has been transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

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How beauty takes the air - Indian "reet" or bullock carriage used by ladies of rank, Ulway

H37026 U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted in 1903 by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified data from caption card. No. 1.

A rank foozler / J.S.P. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a golfer holding a club labeled "Spite", stuck in a sand trap trying to hit a golf ball labeled "Cleveland" and showing his likeness. Shafts of broken clubs lie in t More

How beauty takes the air - Indian "reet" or bullock carriage used by ladies of rank Ulwar

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Turkish officers of high rank visiting Jer. [i.e., Jerusalem] Parade. Parade 12

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Rank and distinguishing marks in the Navy and Marines. [1918?].

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 241, Folder 23.

New Chief of Naval Aeronautics takes oath. Washington, D.C., June 1. The newly appointed Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy, Capt. John H. Towers, right, being administered the oath of office today by John B. May, Chief Clerk of the Navy Department. The promotion automatically carries with it the rank of Rear Admiral for the new chief, Capt. Towers was one of the pilots of the NC 4 on the massed flight across the Atlantic in 1919

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Capt. William E. Reynolds (right) receiving his commission as a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard from Asst. Secy. Clifford of the Treasury. Adml. Reynolds, who is Commandant of the Coast Guard, is the first officer to hold his rank. Has served with Coast Guard since 1878. Native of Md.

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Named U.S. Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., April 24. Brig. General George Catlett Marshall, who was today nominated by President Roosevelt to be U.S. Chief of Staff to succeed General Malin when he retires on August 31, General Marshall, who is now Deputy Chief of Staff, will be elevated to the rank of General when he assumes the new post

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New Chief of Bureau of Navigation sworn in. Washington, D.C., June 15. Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz today assumed duties as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, relieving Rear Admiral J.O. Richardson who was ordered to duty with the rank of Admiral as Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet, to assume that command about June 24 aboard the battleship California. Left to right: Admiral Richardson, Admiral Nimitz, Rear Admiral W.B. Woodson, Judge Advocate General of the Navy Department who administered the oath of office

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Named U.S. Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., April 24. Brig. General George Catlett Marshall, who was today nominated by President Roosevelt to be U.S. Chief of Staff to succeed General Malin when he retires on August 31, General Marshall, who is now Deputy Chief of Staff, will be elevated to the rank of General when he assumes the new post

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To receive high rank, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19. Rt. Reverend Mgr. John J. Burke, C.S.P., General Secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Council, will be signally honored by the Pope on Monday when the robes of a domestic prelate will be invested upon him. The ceremony will take place in the crypt of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and will mark the first time that a priest who is a member of a religious community has been so honored. Monsigner Burke is a member of the Paulist Fathers

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[Russell Randolph Waesche, Sr., holding paper from President Roosevelt making him "Commandant with the Rank of Rear Admiral, Coast Guard of the United States"

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To see CIO head. Washington, D.C., Oct. 1. Arriving in Washington by plane this morning, Fred Pieper, member of the United Automobile Workers Executive Board, was expected to give a report CIO John L. Lewis on the incident in Detroit yesterday when Homer Martin, UAW President, is alleged to have pulled a pistol on the rank- and-file members of his union. Pieper came to Washington on the reservation previously cancelled by Martin. 10/1/37

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First Roman Catholic priest to be named U.S. Chief of Catholics. Washington, D.C., Dec. 23. Col. William R. Arnold today became U.S. Chief of Chaplains. The first Roman Catholic priest ever named to this post in the Army. He is a Native of Wooster, Ohio and was ordained a priest on June 8, 1908. He was appointed a Chaplain in the Army on May 7, 1913, with the rank of First Lieutenant, 12/23/37

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Woman doctor urges women be allowed to serve in U.S. Army on equal basis as men. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. If Congress acts favorably on resolution recently adopted by the American Medical Women's Association, women may yet serve in the United States Army with rank, uniform and pay commensurate to that of men. One of the few women practitioners engaged by the Army as contract surgeon during the World War, Dr. Kate B. Karpeles, above, National President of the A. M.W.A., says the single standard is desired only in time of war or other great national emergency. Its primary purpose being to release male physicians for duty in the field. Dr. Karpeles emphasizes that equal treatment should be given not only surgeons of both sexes, but also technicians, laboratory workers and other classes of medical fighters, 12/13/38

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Fort Myer commandant gets Generals' stars. Fort Myer, Virginia, Nov. 1. Col. Jonathan M. Wainwright, commanding officer of the cavalry post here who was recently promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, was today given the stars of his new rank at a colorful ceremony. Sergt. Maj. Timothy Carragher, left, of the 16th Field Artillery, and Sergt. Maj. Frank Benegas of the Third Cavalry, highest ranking non-commissioned officers of the post, were chosen to make the presentation. Brig. General Wainwright has commanded the Third Cavalry for more than two years, 11/1/38

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Fort Myer commandant gets Generals' stars. Fort Myer, Virginia, Nov. 1. Col. Jonathan M. Wainwright, commanding officer of the cavalry post here who was recently promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, was today given the stars of his new rank at a colorful ceremony. Sergt. Maj. Timothy Carragher, left, of the 16th Field Artillery, and Sergt. Maj. Frank Benegas of the Third Cavalry, highest ranking non-commissioned officers of the post, were chosen to make the presentation. Brig. General Wainwright has commanded the Third Cavalry for more than two years, 11138

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Gets star of Brigadier General. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Col. Maxwell Murray, left, appointed commandant of the Washington Provisional Brigade with the rank of Brigadier General, receives the star of the rank from his predecessor, Brig. General Dane T. Merrill. General Merrill, General Merrill has been transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

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Pershing long-time aide promoted to rank of Colonel. Washington, D.C., March 30. Capt. George E. Adamson, left, Quartermaster Corps, U.S. Army, whose nomination as Military Secretary to the General of the Armies with the rank of Colonel was confirmed by the Senate today, is pictured taking the oath as administered by Maj. General Emory C. Adams, Adjutant General. Col. Adamson has been Military Secretary to General Pershing for approximately 23 years, including the periods of the punitive expedition into Mexico, the World War, and the period subsequent to the World War. 3-30-39

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Pershing long-time aide promoted to rank of Colonel. Washington, D.C., March 30. Capt. George E. Adamson, left, Quartermaster Corps, U.S. Army, whose nomination as Military Secretary to the General of the Armies with the rank of Colonel was confirmed by the Senate today, is pictured taking the oath as administered by Maj. General Emory C. Adams, Adjutant General. Col. Adamson has been Military Secretary to General Pershing for approximately 23 years, including the periods of the punitive expedition into Mexico, the World War, and the period subsequent to the World War. 3-30-39

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Chinese-Americans get officer rank. Camp Barkeley, Texas, The first Chinese-Americans to be commissioned second lieutenants in the Medical Administrative Corps Officer Candidate School have received their bars at this Army center. The men are Calvin S. Chin, 28, of New York City, and Anthony Loo Wung Wong, 25 of Honolulu, Hawaii. Lieutenants Chin and Wong are now members of the Medical Department Officer's Replacement Pool at Camp Barkeley. Lieutenant Chin, native New Yorker, is the son of Me On Chin 35 Pell Street. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York and was in the restaurant business before entering the Army. Serving first as an enlisted man, Chin next became Staff Sergeant assigned to a Medical Battalion at Camp Youn, California. Lieutenant Wong came from Hawaii to the United States for part of his education, and graduated from St. Louis College, Missouri, in 1934. Returning to Honolulu, he graduated from the Cannon School of Business and went to work for the Hawaiian Electric Company. Before entering the Officer Candidate School, Wong served in the Hawaiian National Guard

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New Quartermaster General of the Army. Washington, D.C., March 14. Col. Edmund B. Gregory will become quartermaster general of the Army when General Henry Gobbons, present chief, retires on March 31 after 41 years of service. The promotion of Col. Gregory will carry with it the rank of Major General, 3-14-40

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New Quartermaster General of the Army. Washington, D.C., March 14. Col. Edmund B. Gregory will become Quartermaster General of the Army March 31 upon the retirement of Maj. General Henry Gobbons after 41 years of service. Col. Gregory will be promoted to the rank of Major General when he takes over the new post, 3-14-40

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A liquid-cooled turbo-supercharged Allison engine is installed in a new Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship. This engine has carried the P-38 through brilliant performances in the Aleutians. The P-38 is an excellent high- altitude fighter with great firepower. Its speed at its best altitude gives it rank among the world's fastest fighting aircraft

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Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Constantine P. Lihas, a twenty-one year old Greek-American soldier, formerly a material handler at the General Electric Company plant at Pittsburgh. Both parents were born in Greece; father came to the United States in 1906, mother in 1921. He was born in this country and has been in the army five months. Lihas, second from the left in the front rank on the drill field

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships that have successfully passed inspection for routine test flights are transferred to the Lockheed air terminal. Here flight mechanics take over and prepare them for the flight test. These ships have performed beautifully in action, notably in the Aleutians. They are excellent high-altitude fighters and rank among the world's fastest combat aircraft. Their long-range and great firepower give promise of their value as escorts for high- altitude bombers

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships that have successfully passed inspection for routine test flights are transferred to the Lockheed air terminal. Here flight mechanics take over and prepare them for the flight test. These ships have performed beautifully in action, notably in the Aleutians. They are excellent high-altitude fighters and rank among the world's fastest combat aircraft. Their long-range and great firepower give promise of their value as escorts for high- altitude bombers

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Oswego, New York. Willard DiSantis, sixteen-year old high school boy who made seventy-six model planes for the U.S. Navy, and was awarded the honarary rank of admiral

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Joined Staff Of Attorney-General Biddle. The distinction of being the first Negro to become a member of the Trial Bureau of the Department of Justice goes to Martin A. Martin of Danville, Virginia who was sworn in on May 31, 1943. Photo shows Mrs. Nellie G. Plumley, Appointment Clerk, administering the oath. In the background is Attorney Oliver Hill of Richmond, Virginia, a friend of Mr. Martin and Frank Coleman, Special Assistant to Attorney-General Biddle. Mr. Martin also has the rank of Special Assistant

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Oswego, New York. Oswego high school boy who made seventy model planes for the Navy, and was awarded honorary rank of Admiral

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Carlisle, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army medical field service school. Army doctors listening to a lecture on Army administration during a five-week course. They must know enough about the Army as a whole to be able to take command, according to their rank, of any unit in an emergency

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U.S. Negro troops in New Guinea. "Parade rest" command is given to soldiers holding "retreat" formation in New Guinea. Apparently third soldier is rear rank failed to hear command

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Carlisle, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army medical field service school. Army doctors listening to a lecture on Army administration during a five-week course. They must know enough about the Army as a whole to be able to take command, according to their rank, of any unit in an emergency

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Carlisle, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army medical field service school. Army doctors listening to a lecture on Army administration during a five-week course. They must know enough about the Army as a whole to be able to take command, according to their rank, of any unit in an emergency

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Washington, D.C. The distinction of being the first Negro to become a member of the Trial Bureau of the Department of Justice goes to Martin A. Martin of Danville, Virginia, who was sworn in on May 31, 1943. Mrs. Nellie G. Plumley, appointment clerk, is administering the oath. In the background is Attorney Oliver Hill of Richmond, Virginia and Frank Coleman, Special Assistant to Attorney-General Biddle. Mr. Martin also has the rank of Special Assistant

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Manner of carrying persons of rank in China

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