This well-illustrated article considers the way infantry basic training was conducted at the beginning of the war and how it had changed as the war progressed, evolving into something a bit different by 1945. The training period was originally a 13 week cycle in 1941, yet in time after carefully watching the soldiers in the field and finding that infantrymen needed a broader understanding of the tools at hand, the infantry training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, had been extended an extra two weeks. One of the obvious factors involved a far wider pool of combat veterans to rely upon as instructors.
Five years after the war, many infantry replacement camps had to reopen…
Click here to learn about the New Yorkers who volunteered to fight the Germans and Japanese in W.W. II.
ww ii army soldier training camp historyww ii army soldier training newspaper articleUS Army Infantry Replacement Training Center Camp Wheeler Georgia WW2the typical american soldier had attended __ before entering the warUS Infantry Basic Training ww2Article about Camp Wheeler Georgia ww2WW2 Army Training MethodsUS Army infantry training newspaper articleUS army boot camp training WW2ww ii army infantry training magazine article
![Basic Training at[BR] Camp Wheeler[BR] a U.S. Army Infantry Replacement [BR]Training Center](https://oldmagazinearticles.com/pdf/YANK%20basic%20U_0001.jpg)
![Basic Training at[BR] Camp Wheeler[BR] a U.S. Army Infantry Replacement [BR]Training Center](https://oldmagazinearticles.com/pdf/YANK%20basic%20U_0002.jpg)
![Basic Training at[BR] Camp Wheeler[BR] a U.S. Army Infantry Replacement [BR]Training Center](https://oldmagazinearticles.com/pdf/YANK%20basic%20U_0003.jpg)
![Basic Training at[BR] Camp Wheeler[BR] a U.S. Army Infantry Replacement [BR]Training Center](https://oldmagazinearticles.com/pdf/YANK%20basic%20U_0004.jpg)
ww ii army soldier training camp historyww ii army soldier training newspaper articleUS Army Infantry Replacement Training Center Camp Wheeler Georgia WW2the typical american soldier had attended __ before entering the warUS Infantry Basic Training ww2Article about Camp Wheeler Georgia ww2WW2 Army Training MethodsUS Army infantry training newspaper articleUS army boot camp training WW2ww ii army infantry training magazine article
