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New duty and promotions and Mrs. Willie Crompton Sr., have been given to four Bakersfield 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 Vietnam 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’s ? Union Station, 3000 NilesStreet, thieves apparently re-1 --orted to the use of bolt cutters in freeing it, according to'' sheriff's deputies.Stolen machines and con-r tents are valued at $375.1 A cigarette machine at Col-? lege Speed Wash, 1725 Colum-» bus Street, also was broken 1 into and yielded an undisclosed amount of cash, deputies said.1904 Clarendon Street, last 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, 2S37 Alturas Drive, was promoted to Armv Pfc while as-signed to the 54Sth General Supply C’ompanv 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 at 2114 20th Street, was promoted to Army Sp. 4 near 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
Page 46
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