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Two Universal Military Training recruits shown during marksmanship training with the M-1 rifle 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.

General John Devine is talking with an unidentified recruit during Universal Military training exercises (UMT) 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.

Universal Military Training (UMT) recruits are standing at attention during rifle inspection at Fort Knox, Kentucky. All are unidentified. 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.

Universal Military Training trainee digging foxhole during training 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.

Feet of trainee shown hiking through mud 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.

Three recruits during training 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.

Two Universal Military Training trainees shown during a three hour cross country march with full field pack and rifle 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.

Trainee Verne H. Schnackel of Iowa performing map reading during a 4 mile cross country march at Fort Knox. 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.

Michael Hart of Illinois, a member of the U. S. Army Ground Forces Universal Military Training Experimental Unit, 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.

Universal Military Training trainees during calisthenics 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.