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Promotions, New Duty Assignments RevealedNew duty and promotions and Mrs. Willie Crompton Sr., have been given to four Bak- 1904 Clarendon Street, lastersfield men, the Army Home Town News Center, Kansas City, announced today.Army Col. Douglas P. Harper, whose wife, D'orothy, lives at 3933 Pontiac Street, has assumed command of Advisory Team 51 in Vietnam advising the Vietnamese Army’s 21st Infantry Division.Harper entered active dutyin September, 1939, and was stationed at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., before he arrived In V i e t n a m last April. His father, Douglas D. Harper, lives in Culver City. His mother. Mrs. Edward Petersresides in Inglewood.A promotion was g’ven to Cleveland W. Love, son of Mr.THIEVES CUT CHAIN, TAKE $375 LOOTFar from frustrated by a heavy chain attached to a cigarette machine at George’sUnion Station, 3000 NilesStreet, thieves apparently reported to the use of bolt cutters in freeing it, according tosheriff’s deputies.Stolen machines and contents are valued at $375.A cigarette machine at College Speed Wash, 1725 Colum-. bus Street, also was broken I into and yielded an undisclosed amount of cash, deputies said.month near Pleiku where heis serving with the Fourth Infantry Division.Love, a squad leader assigned to Company C, First Battalion of the division’s 12th Infantry, entered the Army In May, 1966, and was last stationed at Ft. Polk, La., before arriving in Vietnam last November.Thomas I. Peltier, 20, sonof Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Peltier, 2837 Alturas Drive, was promoted to Armv Pfc while as-signed 10 the 54Sth General Supply Company in Vietnam.Peltier, a supply clerk,entered the Army last September and was stationed at Ft. Lee, Va., before arriving overseas in April, 1966. He is a 1965 graduate of Garces High School.Lawrence D. Lilley III, ' whose wife, Judy Kay, lives 1 at 2114 20th Street, was pro- lt;moted to Army Sp. 4 near 1 Dong Tam, Vietnam, where he is serving with the Ninth Infantry Division.Lilley is a radio-telephoneoperator in Company C,Fourth Battalion of the division’s 47th Infantry. He entered the Army in May, 1966.and was last stationed at Ft. Riley, Kan., before arriving In Vietnam last January.Lilley’s parents live in East Lancaster. He Is a 1964 graduate of Antelope Valley High School, Lancaster.
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Bakersfield Californian

Bakersfield, California, US

Thu, Jul 06, 1967

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