Decorah Man Is Raised to Rear Admiral in Navy
Washington, D.C. –(AP)—The Navy announced Wednesday that President Roosevelt had approved the promotion of 12 naval captains to the grade of rear admiral and of 147 commanders to captain.
Promoted to rear admiral were: Olaf Mandt Hustvedt, 55, of Decorah, Ia., commanding officer of the new 35,000-ton battleship North Carolina. Capt. John Reginald Beardall, 54, Orlando, Fla., the president's chief naval aide.
Bryson Bruce, 55, of Garden Grove, Ia., now administrative officer in the Navy's Bureau of Ships.
Those recommended for promotion from commander to captain, with their home addresses, were:
Benjamin F. Perry, Jefferson, Ia.;
Lisle F. Small, Persia, Ia.;
Arthur T. Moen, Cresco, Ia.;
Edward P. Sauer, Council Bluffs, Ia.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, September 10, 1941
Lisle Francis Small was born Jan. 10, 1895 to John Francis and Etta Delia Tripp Small. He died Dec. 7, 1969 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Capt. Small served with the U.S. Navy in World War I and World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
