Frank Allen Ramsey - Office of Medical History - U.S. Army

Frank Allen Ramseyas agriculture is concerned, and as far as ranching and veterinary practice.Animals were worth nothing, and veterinarians were having a hard time, sothat influenced me to enter the Army because my brother-in-law said there wasno way we could both make a living in his practice.The Army Medical Department Officer Basic CourseQ: So then you joined the Army and you were assigned to Fort Sam Houston,Texas?A: Yes, I reported to the Medical Field Service School at Fort Sam Houston,Texas, where I attended the Basic Army Medical Department Officers Course.I don’t remember the exact length, but I believe it was somewhere aroundthree months.United States Army Medical Department Veterinary School, Chicago, Illinois,1955Thereafter, I went to Chicago to attend the U.S. Army Medical DepartmentVeterinary School, which was located there because of the proximity to all thepacking houses which were essential training aides for the school.At that time, the Veterinary Corps was deeply engaged in the procurementinspection of meat for the armed forces, and that at that time included grading.We not only inspected the meat for sanitation, but we graded it as to grade.Commander, 73d Medical Detachment Veterinary Service, La Rochelle, France,1955 to 1957The veterinary school lasted two or three months, and when I completed thatschool, I was ordered to report to France, where I was the commander of the73d Medical Detachment Veterinary Service, which was a 12-man TO&Eunit, located at Jumeau Caserne outside La Rochelle, France. France at thattime was organized into an Advanced Section up near the German border and5