Fourth Marines Welcome New Commander "A military welcome was plan.' ned on March 13. for Colene! Fred D. Kilgore on his arrival from San. Franelseo to assume command of the Fourth Regiment' United States Marine Corps. Passenger on ihe President, "Hayes with Mrs. Kilgore, the Marines' new chief reached the Customs "Jetty at 4.50 am. With the exception of the machine-gun company, the whole Third Battalion of the. Fourth Marines had orders to attend as a guard of honour, accompanied by the regimental band anda, colour party, Lieutenant-Colonel "W.-C. Powers, jr, being in command, Colonel "Kilgore is to, succeed Colonel E. P. Moses, who took over the command following the sudden oath of Colonel Richard S, Hooker fon" Christmas "Eve, and who will remain in Shanghat as executive Born in New York State in 1882,
thirteen years" foreign and sea ser Colonel "Kilgore Chas a record of Vice with the Marine Corps. Te is stranger" to Shanghai, having first come here in the early part of 1921, "remaining until. November, 1020, and gaining widespread popal" arity among. the civilian community fas well as the troops. under his Tu addition to as executive officer under Colonel Hill during the hostilities of 19 maT, he was in* command for " the follo periods: September Getober 6, 152; to March b2, 1028: August 26, 1928, to September 6, 1928: and Séptember 2, 1028, to Junuary 13, 1929, after which date he hrmded over command, to Colonel C. H. Lyman.
After his return to the United States ho acted as chief of staff to Major-General Logan Feland, of the Department of "the Pacific, with headquarters at San Francisco.
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