PURELY PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 192, 15 August 1925, Page 14

PURELY PERSONAL.

CAREERS OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. a ON THE ADMIRAL'S STAFF. Eear-Admiral L. A. Bostwick, Chief-of-Statf, U.S. Battle Fleet, was born on February 21, 1809, at Providence, 8.1. He was appointed Naval Cadet at U.S. Naval Academy, 1886, graduated 1890; spent two years at sea as Naval Cadet, finally graduated and commissioned Ensign on U.S. Torpedo Boat Ericsson, and U.S.s. Oregon in West Indies and Caribbean tsea. Served as Ensign, Junior Lieut., and Lieut, on U.S.s. Oregon during the Philippine Insurrection 1899 and 1900. Commissioned Lt.Commander 1905. On U.S.s. Brooklyn and U.S.s. Tacoma during Cuban pacification operations 1906, and 1007. Commissioned Commander 1911. In command U.S.s. Nashville during Mexican campaign 1914. Commissioned Captain 1910. In command U.S.s. South Dakota ana U.S.s. New Mexico during the Great War. Commanded U.S.s. California, August 1922 to June 1923. Commissined RearAdmiral, June 1923. Chief-of-Staff U.S. Battle Fleet, June 1923 to date. Captain Hasbrouck, Commanding Officer U.S.s. California, embarked upon his naval career in ISBB when he was appointed a Naval Cadet from Idaho. After four years at the Naval Academy and two years on the Charleston he was commissioned as an Assistant Engineer. Thereafter he received a special course in marine engineering in French, attended Government schools at Paris, served in the bureau of steam engineering, and on the Maine, Puritan and Yankton. In

1899 he was commissioned a Lieutenant (jg) in the line of the navy. He served on the Monocacy during the Boxer Rebellion and then on the Solace. Wabash, Helena and Arayat. He went round the world in the Kearsage, was gunnery officer of the Michigan, and executive of the Idaho and Florida. His first command was the Yorktown. During the World War Captain Hasbrouck commanded the Covington, which was torpedoed. He commanded the Minnesota from 1919 to 1921, was appointed Naval Attache at Rome in 1921 and in July, 1924, joined U.S.s. California.

Commander Davis, Executive Officer, U.S.s. California, was appointed a midshipman in 1899 from California His two-year cruise as a Past Midshipman was spent on the" Marlblehead. He then, after final graduation from Annapolis, served on the Paul Jones and the Perry. From 1908 to 1910 he commanded the Fox, Rowan and Paul Jones. In 1912 he was in command of the Cleveland and during the Nicaraguan Campaign he was her navigator.

During the War Commander Davis commanded the Shaw. In 1918-1919 he commanded the 18th Destroyer Division ■and the Ward. Then he was in command of the Reserve Flotilla at San Diego, after which he spent a year at the War College and two years in the Bureau of Operations, coming to the California in June, 1924.