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1 4 E153 COMMANDER H. L. VAUGHAN, U. S. NAVY Executive Officer, Recruif Training Command CAPTAIN C. E. BULL, U. S. NAVY Commanding Officer, Recruit Training Command Q
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REAR ADMIRAL E. P. FORRESTEL, U. S. NAVY Commandanf, Ninfh Naval Disfricf K VE? - :Ui ' 5uls'!::1- 'mx' CAPTAIN W. I.. HARMON U. S. NAVY Commander, Naval Training Center
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.f IST RY , , fu fl ,Y V' ..g .. ---4- .- za ,, 'T Great Lakes is the Midwest's largest Naval instal- lation. A veteran of two world wars and the Korean con- flict, Great Lakes has served primarily as a recruit training establishment-bridging the gap from civil- ian to military life-by introducing recruits to Naval customs and discipline, and preparing them through intensive training for the requirements of Naval service. During World War II, approximately 1,000,000 Bluejackets were trained at Great Lakes-about one out of every three in the wartime fleet, and twice the number trained at any other installation. In addition to its primary function of training re- cruits, Great Lakes provides advanced training in various technical schools for the numerous specialists required in todayis modern and complex Navy. In these schools, men of the fleet learn to be electronic technicians, machinists, gunners, enginemen, elec- tricians, dental technicians, boilermen, and hospital- men, to name a few of the specialties. The Dental Technician School is one of the few Armed Forces schools offering instruction to Army and Air Force personnel as well as Navy. The Hospital Corps School, which can accommodate 1600 students, is a part of the U. S. Naval Hospital at Great Lakes. The Naval Hospital is one of the Navy's major hospitals for treatment and care of ill and injured personnel. At the height of the Korean fighting, more than 700 battle casualties were under treatment here. The establishment of two large Naval supply ac- tivities here in recent years has increased Great
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