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DEPARTMENT OF THEl ARMY
W ABBI!'IGTON 211, D. 0., 7 November 1947
Bectlon
.ALASKAN DlllP.ARTH1DNT-Dl8contlnued : Heaclquarten, Alaskan Department, Xrodeslgnated ------------------------------------------------------------
BA W AIIA.N DlllP ARTMENT-Dlaoontlnuecl : Beadquuten, Army Ground For~,
Pacific, redeslgnated ---------------------------------------------------- II
PANAMA CANAL AND ANTil,LES DJ!IPARTMENTS-Dlacontinued: Head•
Quarters, Panama Canal Department, redClllgnatecl__________________________ III
NATIONAL BOA.RD FOR PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICID-Chnnge In mem•
IVbereb!P------------------------------------------------------------ ---UNITED STATES .AJUdY TRANSPORTS-Rena.med__________________________ V
J_ ALASKAN DEPARTMEl/I-1. B-rtecti-ve 15 November 1947, Headquarters,
.Alaskan Department, will be redeslgnated Headquarters, UJllted States Anny,
Alaska, with headqnartexs at Fort Rlchardson, Alaska.
z. Concurrently, .Alaskan Department will be discontinued.
3. Resldnll.l responsiblllt!es of the Colllilland!ng General, AJnskan Department,
will be transterred to the Commanding General, United Stntes Army, Alaska.
[AG 828.36 (28 Oct 47) J
JJ._HAWAilAl!l .llB.J!..ARTMENT,-1. E-rter:twe 15 November 19-t1, the Ha-
wallan DePllrtment, established by General Orders ~. War Department, 1918, as
amended, wlll be discontinued.
2. Concurrently, Headquarters, Army Ground Forces, Paclftc, will be redeslg-
nated Headquarters, United States Army, Pacific.
3. Resldnnl responslbil!ties of the Commanding General, Hawaiian Depart•
ment, will be transferred to the Commanding General, United States Army, Paclflc.
4. Dlscontinuance of the Hawai!an Department will not affect the personnel
allotment or the United States Army, Paclflc.
[AG 822 (20 Oct 47) J
lll l'AN.4MA__ CANAL AN_D ANTILLES DEPARTMEN:J:S..-1. EtrecHva 15
Novcm~er 1947, Headquarters, Panama Canlil Department, will be reoeslgnated
Headquarters, United Stntes Army, Caribbean, with headquarters at Quarry
Heights, Cann! Zone.
2. Concurrently, the .Antllles and PtlDama Cn.nnl Departments will be discon-
tinued.
3. Residual respons!blllt!eir of the Oommnndlng Generals, Antilles and Panama
Cnnal Departments, will be transferred to the Commandlng General, United States
.Army, Caribbean.
[AG 823.361 (29 Oct 47) J
JV __ NATn:!IV'AL IK>A,IU).J'OR PROMOTION OF RIFLE P.RACTJCE.-1. The
following chnnge !n the membershto ~ ~ 1'11'ntlonal Iloard for the PromoUon of.
Rifle Practice Is announced ns ~ows:
Major General Ken«eth P. Cramer, , National Guard of the United
States, Wte Major General Butler B. Mi!tonb&rger, , National
Guard of the United States, relieved.
J. Scetlon Il, General Orders 81, War Department, 1948, ae supplemented by
sect.Lon II, General Orders 87, Wnr Department, 1947, and secttgn II, General
OMers 3, Department of th~y, 1947, 1s l.lllen7,ed~onglyA6? .A[AG 33~ (23 Oot47)J .- _ /? , · '(/
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V ..UN/TED STATES ARMY TTUNSffJ.laS-The following Army transports
(former naval transports) are renamed in honor of the deceased general offlcen
indicated:
Pormer ne.me Present name
ADMIRAL 0. F. HUGHES ...•....•..••••••..•.. GEN EDWIN D. PATRICK.
ADMIRAL E.W. :EDllRLE ...•••••...•...•••••.• GEN SIMON D. DUCXNER.
ADMIRAL R. E. COONTZ....................... GEN ALEXANDER M. PATOH.
ADMIRAL W. B. DENSON ••••••.•••••..•••.••.. GEN DANIEL I. SULTAN.
ADMIRAL W. L. CAPPS......................... ORN HUGH 1. OAF FEY,
ADMIRAL HUGH RODMAN••••••••••••••••• ~. GEN MAURICE ROSE.
(AG 6611.61 (H Aug 47)]
BY ORDER OF THE SEOllET.A.IIY Qr THE Alll,!Y:
OFFICIAL:
EDWARD F. WITSELL
MaJ01· General
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Chief of Staff, United States Armv
The AdJutamt General
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