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Camp
Croft, South Carolina
US
Army Infantry Replacement Training Center
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| The Service Company
was responsible for
the training of many different types of specialists who were later
assigned
as members of other infantry units. Seven weeks of Basic Training in
the
use of the M1 rifle, M1 carbine, 50 cal machine gun, and grenades was
followed
by specialty training as a bugler, cook, motor mechanic, truck driver,
clerk, armorer-artificer, or pioneer. Buglers received musical
instruction
but were also trained as messengers and scouts. Cooks obviously learned
how to cook food for an infantry company, including field sanitation,
preservation
of food, and maintenance of the field range. Motor Mechanics had to be
able to competently maintain and repair motor vehicles, select
and
train drivers, conduct a motor convoy, operate a motor park/pool,
and transport motor equipment by rail or other means. Truck Drivers
learned
to drive and maintain various trucks, camouflage vehicles, read maps,
and
apply first aid. Clerks (also known as "brown collar workers") needed
to
be able to defend themselves and operate in the field under adverse
conditions,
including preparation of personnel reports, maintenance of records,
typing,
and shorthand. The Armorer-Artificer was responsible for ensuring the
working
order of weapons and equipment. Pioneers kept their assigned unit
supplied
with ammunition, repaired and built roads and bridges, built obstacles
and destroyed those of the enemy, and generally cleared the path for
others
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Note: All of
these photos
were taken at Camp Croft!
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Buglers
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Motor Mechanics
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Clerks &
Stenographers
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Cooks & KP
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Pioneers
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| Chauffeurs (Truck
Drivers) |
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| Armorer-Artificer |
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