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Service news brief highlights local military promotions
NURNBERG Germany Larry M Forren 20 son of Mr and Mrs James R Forren 4079 Rigel St Lompoc promoted to army specialist four in Germany He is a battery clerk in Battery B 2nd Battalion of the 16th Field Artillery near Nurnberg He entered the Army in September 1971 and completed basic training at Ft Ord Cabrillo High School San Diego 1969. Navy Fireman Bruce C Williams son of Mr and Mrs William L Williams Lompoc graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center San Diego A 1971 graduate of Lompoc Senior High School he will report to Machinist Mate School Nuclear Great Lakes Ill Pensacola Florida Naval Aviation Officer Candidate Gordon E Little Jr husband of former Miss Maryleis Hilley of Lompoc reported to NAS Pensacola for first summer segment of Aviation Officers Training Program He will return to University of Washington Seattle after completion 1964 graduate Shoreline High School Seattle Marine Lance Corporal Mark S Drew of Lompoc promoted while serving at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune San Antonio Airman Randy E Stutson son of Staff Sergeant Howard T Stutson Vandenberg AFB completed U S Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB and assigned to Keesler AFB for training as a personnel specialist Cabrillo Senior High School 1971