Brian D. Martin
- Hospitalman Apprentice Brian D. Martin, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Martin of Rte. 1, Cedar Lake, Ind., was graduated from the 14-week basic Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, Ill.
The school is located at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill., and is designed to train both men and women of the Navy and Coast Guard. Taught by Navy nurses and senior hospital corpsmen, the curriculum covered instruction in patient care, the study of anatomy and physiology, minor surgery, the nature and prevention of communicable diseases, and the administering of medicines. In addition to attending classes, he worked with doctors and nurses at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital where he put to practical use the knowledge gained in the classroom.
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