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
Edward Paul Sauer was born Mar. 14, 1893 to Gustav Wilhelm Edward and Margaret Epeneter Sauer. He died Jan. 10, 1972 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Rear Admiral Sauer served with the U.S. Navy in World War I and World War II. He was awarded the Navy Cross, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as a Task Group Commander of Task Group SIXTEEN (TG-16) in the battle to eastward of the Solomon Islands of 24 Aug. 1942.
Source: ancestry.com
