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Show Completes Basic ... l Pvt. Sterling N. Diamond Engineer Basic Completed by Springville Man Private Sterling N. Diamond, son of Mr. James E. Diamond, RFD, Springville, recently completed com-pleted enginer basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., with a unit of the 6th Armored Division. Since entering the Army, he received re-ceived eight weeks basic training in the fundamentals of Army life and the use of infantry weapons and an additional eight weeks of engineer training. In engineer basic training here, Private Diamond was taught the use of pioneer and power tools, con-structon con-structon of fixed and floating bridges and related subjects, besides be-sides additional combat skills. At the end of the training cycle with the famed "Super Sixth," the men completing training here are selected either to attend specialist special-ist schools or as replacements for other units. |