Shanghai bid an affectionate fares well to eoveral popular officers of the Fourth Regiment, U. 8. Marine ps, including. Lieutenant-Colonel cA. Barker, and a number of N.C.Os, and men of the regiment, who saied for America on Dec. 27 morning by the U.S. Transport Chaoment, via Manifa," Guam and Colonel Barker joined the Fourth Marines in November 1929, coming here from the U. 8. War College in Washington to take over the duties of Regimental Executive Officer and Operations and Training Officer. He has just completed his tour of for cign'shore duty of three years and goes away leaving a host of friends who join in wishing him a suesess-His place has been taken by Lieut~ tenant-Colonel Emile P, Moses, who comes to the Regiment from the Corps Base at San Diego, Colonel Moses, incident: ally, has taken over the duties of Officer Commanding the Fourth Regiment temporarily, following the sad death of Colonel Richard Hooker on Christmas Eve.
Other officers who sailed on the Chaumons were Major George Osterhout, Jr, Commanding Officer of the ist 'Battalion; Lieutenant Ronald A. Boone, of the Intelligence Office; Lieutenant Morris L. Sh ly, Range Officer and Provost Mi shal, who was a member of the Regi mental Rifle Team which was successful" in' many matehes; and. Lieutenant Max W, Schaeffer, 'Company Officer, 27th Ca. The mar ried offi were accompanied by. thelx wives, 'When the Chaumont arrived on Saturday, she brought, several off-cers new' to China and the Fourth these being Major Barry, Captains H. H. Phipps, James D. Colomy, and John A. Tebbs, and Lieutenants Cornelius P. Van Ness, Samuel 8. Yeaton and Luther 8. Moore. In addition, she brought a number of, replacements for the men stationed in Shanghai.
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