Rites Held for Sgt. William R Lewis of Torrance Police
More than 1000 officers and friends attended the funeral for Sgt Willam R Bob Lewis a Torrance motorcycle officer killed in a Sunday crash. A mile long procession led by motor units moved to Green Hills Memorial Park where Marine bugler taps and a flag presented to his widow marked the service. Survivors include wife Vera a newly married son Robert daughters Patricia and Lorraine mother Margaret Lewis and sister Mrs Margaret Bledsoe.
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Baxter Omohundro
Willam R
Bob Lewis
Torrance
Southland
Halverson-Leavell
Green Hills Memorial Park
Lewis
Robert
Patricia
Lorraine
Yoirs
Margaret Lewis
Sisster
Margaret Bledsoe
Ave
Carson St
Destroyers Return From Orient Today
Destroyer Division 431 ships including the USS Blue USS Alfred A Cunningham USS Frank E Evans and USS Kean return to Long Beach Naval Station Pier 3 at 8 00 am after a six month Far East tour of duty. The squadron operated with an attack carrier task group visiting Yokosuka Sasebo Buckner Bay Manila Subic Bay Kaohsiung Hong Kong Guam and Pearl Harbor. Capt J W Florence commander Destroyer Squadron AS flies his flag in the USS Blee.
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Destroyer Division
Long Beach
Far East
USS
Blue
Alfred A. Cunningham
Frank E. Evans
Mec ' Kean
Pier 3
Long Beach Naval Station
Western Pacific
Yokosuka
Sasebo
Japan
Buckner Bay
Okinawa
Manila
Subic Bay
Republic of the Philippines
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Guam
Pearl Harbor
J. W. Florence
Destroyer Squadron
Blee
Truck Kills Cyclist on Los Angeles Streets
A 1-year-old bicyclist riding along Normandie Avenue near 5S in Los Angeles was struck by a truck and knocked to the pavement. California Highway Patrol officers reported the driver swerved briefly before impact and that the youth was briefly in the Torrance area. George Alvin Elwood Pierce, 37, of 2158 San Vi- was involved as the truck passer.
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Los Angeles
Normandie
California Highway Patrol
Torrance
Pierce
San .Vi
George Alvin Elwood
Efitrick
Ceate Ave
Long Beach
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Sgt
WM. R. Lewis
Orient
Aloe Roberts
Woomlyt
Mony Reed Jack Kerns
Dredeatrail
Manabi
Lakewood
Ns S&h
Latewoods
PLANA
BEL Air
Euters
Lakewood Center
Lakewood Boulevard
Treadle
Lakewood Carpets
Broadloom
Bissell
Axminsters Wiltons
Roxbury
McGee
Gulistan
Alex Smith
Firth
Wilton
Lakewood Blvd
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