tɹˈæpɚ dʒˈɑːn, ɐ luːtˈɛnənt ɪnðə "kˈɑːɹdiə nˈɑːstɹə" mˈɛdɪkəl "fˈæmɪli" æz hˈɔːkaɪ ɹᵻfˈɜːz tʊ ɪt ʌv "dˈɑːn" mˈæksi nˈɛvɪl ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi, ɚɹˈeɪndʒᵻz fɔːɹ fˈɜːðɚ θoːɹˈæsɪk tɹˈeɪnɪŋ fɔːɹ hˈɔːkaɪ, fˈɜːst ɪnðɪ ˈiːst ˈɔɹɪndʒ vˌiːˈeɪ hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi, ðˈɛn æt sənt. lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn mænhˈæʔn̩ fɹʌm dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
Trapper John, a lieutenant in the "Cardia Nostra" medical "family" (as Hawkeye refers to it) of "Don" Maxie Neville in New York City, arranges for further thoracic training for Hawkeye, first in the East Orange VA Hospital in New Jersey, then at St. Lombard's Hospital in Manhattan from July 1954.