New Air Corps Chief takes oath of office. Maj. Gen. James F. Fechet being sworn in as Chief of the Army Air Corps to succeed Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, retired. In the photograph, left to right; Maj. Charles P. Summerall, Chief of Staff. F. Trubee Davison, Assistant Secretary of War for Aviation; L

Gen'l Rob't C. Davis swearing in, 9/1/26

New Chief of the Coast Artillery sworn in. Major General John N. Gulick, center, who was sworn in today as Chief of the United States Coast Artillery. He succeeds Major General Andrew Hero Jr. Left to right, Captain Frank E. Taylor, of the Militia Bureau, General Gulick, and General Hero

Lt. Col. J.E. Fechet, New Ass't. Chief of Air Service, 3/6/25

Swearing in of Asst. Sec. of War, F.T. Davison, Jr., 7/16/26

New Chief of Bureau of Insular Affairs takes oath of office. Washington, D.C., May 24. Brig. Gen. Charles Burnett was today sworn in as Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs to succeed Brig. Gen. Creed F. Cox. In the photograph, left to right: Col. A.W. Gullion, Acting Judge Advocate General who ad

Major F.L. Martin, who left Wash. as Commander of the Army's round-the-world flight and who nearly lost his life when his plane smashed into a mountain of Aleutian Range, reported June 3rd to Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the Army Air Service. Following the meeting they both called on Secy. of War

Lt. Russell L. Manghan, famous transcontinental dawn-to-dusk flyer reported to the War Dept. today about his flight. This photo shows Lt. Manghan telling Secy. of War Week and Gen. Mason Patrick, head of the Army Air Service, the highlights of his thrilling trip. Lft. to rt.: Gen. Mason M. Patrick

Secty. Good swearing in, 3/6/29