Officers remaining finally in class B, June 30, 1939

1

Officers placed finally in class B by the 1939-40 classification board.

4

Total__.

5

1

1

2

1

5

Retired under provisions of sec. 5, act of July 31, 1935, after final classification__.

Retired under provisions of sec. 24b, act of June 4, 1920_ Discharged without pay under provisions of sec. 24b, act of June 4, 1920_.

Final action suspended for 1 year__

Total..

Total...

8

As indicated in the foregoing, the case of one officer placed finally in class B was pending on June 30, 1940.

RETIRED OFFICERS

On June 30, 1939, there were 3,631 commissioned officers of the Regular Army on the retired list, including those of Philippine Scouts. During the fiscal year 260 officers were placed on the retired list and 141 died, making a total of 3,750 officers on the retired list, June 30, 1940. The grades and causes of retirement of these officers are shown in the table on page 54, the highest wartime rank being shown in cases where the act of June 21, 1930, is applicable.

The following table shows the number of officers of the Regular Army retired from active service during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1940, and the causes of their retirement. The grades of those officers who were placed on the retired list in their highest wartime rank (act of June 21, 1930) are shown accordingly in this table:

Includes former President of the Mississippi River Commission, and an officer advanced 1 grade on retired list (act of March 4, 1915) in connection with construction of Panama Canal.

Includes officers who formerly served as The Inspector General, and The Quartermaster General.
Formerly The Surgeon General.
Includes former Assistant to the Chief of the Air Corps.

Of the preceding numbers, one brigadier general, one colonel, three lieutenant colonels, and one major hold their present rank through advancement of one grade on the retired list in accordance with provisions of an act of Congress approved June 21, 1930.

RETIRED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WHO HAD CIVIL WAR OR WORLD WAR SERVICE

Of the 3,616 commissioned officers of the Regular Army, exclusive of Philippine Scouts officers, on the retired list at the end of the fiscal year, 2, or approximately 0.055 percent, had served in the United States Army, other than as cadets, prior to April 9, 1865, as against 0.06 percent on June 30, 1939. The grades of these 2 officers are: Brigadier general 1; and chaplain (major) 1.

One chaplain (major) holds his present grade on the retired list through an advancement of one grade under the provisions of the act of Congress approved April 23, 1904 (33 Stat. L. 264), because of his service during the Civil War.

One general, 1 lieutenant general, 8 major generals, 78 brigadier generals, 167 colonels, 198 lieutenant colonels, 161 majors, 48 captains, and 5 first lieutenants hold their present grades on the retired list through an advancement of one or more grades under the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 21, 1930, as amended by the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 15, 1935, making a total of 667 officers, including Philippine Scouts, who have been advanced under those acts to the highest grade held by them during the World War.

RETIRED WARRANT OFFICERS

The following table shows by classes, the total number of warrant officers on the retired list at the beginning of the fiscal year 1940, the number and causes of separations from, and the number on, the retired list at the end of the fiscal year:

1 Those figures erroneously shown in report for fiscal year 1939, as: Others, 420; and act of Apr. 27, 1926, 126.

In the following table the 668 warrant officers on the retired list on June 30, 1940, are classified according to causes of retirement:

RETIRED ENLISTED MEN

The following tables show by grades the changes in the retired enlisted men's list during the fiscal year 1940:

11 enlisted man, Regular Army, and 9 Philippine Scouts, were discharged to accept pensions; the other separations from the retired list were caused by deaths.

OFFICERS OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMONWEALTH AND FOREIGN OFFICERS ATTENDING ARMY SCHOOLS OR ATTACHED TO UNITS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

During the year ended June 30, 1940, 59 officers of the Army of the Philippine Commonwealth and of foreign armies attended United States Army service schools or were attached to units of the United States Army as follows:

In addition to 27 officers of the Philippine Commonwealth included in this total of 59, the countries represented and the number from each were: Argentina, 7; Bolivia, 2; Chile, 9; China, 6; Colombia, 4; Haiti, 3; Mexico, 1.