Lt Gen. R. J. Reeves, New Alaska
Commander In Chief, On Kodiak Tour
lit. Gen. Raymond J. Reeves,
new commander-in-chief of the
armed forces in Alaska, arrived
here Thursday afternoon from his
headquarters at Elmendorf Air
Force Base in Anchorage. Gen.
Reeves, accompanied by Mrs.
Reeves and members of his staff,
was accorded full military honors
upon arrival at the Kodiak Naval
Station.
Rear Admiral Fred E. Bakutis,
Commander Alaskan Sea Frontier,
who heads the naval component of
the Alaskan Command, led local
officials and their wives in wel
coming Gen. Reeves to Kodiak.
Gen. Reeves, who assumed the
•top military post at the top of the
world on July 31, is on a familiari
zation tour of all military elements
under his command. Gen. Reeves
visited Kodiak City this morning
with Adm. Bakutis. After a tour
of the city, he was to return to the
Naval Station for a briefing by the
Alaskan Sea Frontier Staff. More
military briefings were on tap
this afternoon for the commander
in-chief.
The General’s familiarization
tour here will end after a visit to
the Naval Communication Station,
Holiday Beach, Naval Security
Group Activity, and the USAF Mis
sile Tracking Station at Chiniak.
Also scheduled is a flight to the
aircraft carrier USS Bennington
with Adm. Bakutis and several rep
resentative Kodiak citizens, Mayor
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Merrill Coon, Pete Deveau, Lou
Veerman, and Roy Madsen. The
party will greet Rear Admiral
Joseph A. Jaap, Commander Car
rier Division 19, on his flagship as
it steams toward Kodiak for its
visit along with the USS Benner.
General Reeves, who leaves to
morrow with his party for An
chorage, came to Alaska from duty
as Deputy Commander of the Mili
tary Air Transport Service at Scott
Air Force Base in Illinois.
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