Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, June 19, 1990 TAG: 9006190057
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: RADFORD LENGTH: Short
He will succeed Lt. Col Richard D'Andrea, who has been reassigned to a post at Fort Belvoir in Northern Virginia.
Arsenal commanders serve two-year terms.
Duplantier was formerly acting chief of the chemical and nuclear division of the Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Ammunition, Chemical and Nuclear Division, Alexandria.
Duplantier is a New Orleans native who earned bachelor's and master's degrees at Tulane University.
He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in August 1969 and assigned as a chemical staff officer at Pine Bluff, Ark., where he spent nearly eight years.
Later, he was assigned to Johnson Atoll, Hawaii; and Fort Hood, Texas.
His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal and Army Commendation Medal. He is married and has three children.
by CNB