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From June of 1943 to February of 1944, the 1210th Special Training Unit at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York taught pre-basic military training to thousands of illiterate, slow learning, and non-English-speaking soldiers in the United States Army. The training center at Fort Ontario conducted programs in disciplinary barracks, specialized military, technical, academic and vocational education.
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4-2023
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Robertson, Byron and Mandzy, Adrian, "Private Pete Fights Illiteracy at Fort Ontario: The 1210 Special Training Service Unit" (2023). 2023 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations. 54.
https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/celebration_posters_2023/54
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