The following March 14, 1968, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 8, column 4:
Rex P. Popplewell, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Popplewell, Schneider, Ind., was promoted to Army specialist four, Jan. 18, while serving as a parts clerk in Company D of the 4th Armored Division's 46th Medical Battalion near Erlangen, Germany.