Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 303, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1917 — Will Probably Be A Colonel Within Next Few Days. [ARTICLE]

Will Probably Be A Colonel Within Next Few Days.

Announcement of the assignment of a colonel to the One Hundred and Fifty-first infantry, located at Camp Shelby, Miss., is expected within the next few days, according to the Indianapolis Star. It is known that recommendations for the post- and other important places on the staff of the regiment have already been made by Gen. Sage. The general understanding is that Lieut. Co). Geo. H. Healey, of Rensselaer, Ind., who has been second in command since the regiment was called into Federal service as the First Indiana Infantry, will be advanced to colonel.