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Sgt. Claude J. Backes of Oklahoma explains the demerit system to UMT trainees at Fort Knox

98-1109
Accession Number
98-1109
4 x 7 1/4
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NAID 350289501
Keywords
Military bases
Military education
Soldiers
HST Keywords
Armed Services - Army - Training - Fort Knox Experiment; Armed Services - Army - Bases - Fort Knox; Fort Knox; Kentucky - Fort Knox; Universal Military Training
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Credit:
Barney Cowherd
Courier-Journal and Louisville Times

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Sgt. Claude J. Backes of Oklahoma explains the demerit system to Universal Military Training trainees at Fort Knox, Kentucky. From a red leather album of photos depicting a week in the life of a UMT trainee. A gift from Brigadier General John M. Devine.

Date(s)
May 1947