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Camp Pickett, Virginia: August 24th. Private Luther Akeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Akeman, Barwick, completed basic training recently at the Medical Replacement Training Center here. At MRTC, the Army's basic training school for medical enlisted men, he has received eight weeks of basic infantry training and eight weeks of medical training. The infantry training covered subjects given to all new soldiers. Medical subjects studied included anatomy, physiology, military sanitation, method of evacuation, emergency medical treatment, administration of medicines, ward management, hypodermic injection, and operating room technique. (Article courtesy of The Jackson Times)  |