The V-12 Navy College Training Program was designed to supplement the force of commissioned officers in the

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. Between July 1, 1943, and June 30, 1946, more than 125,000 participants were enrolled in 131

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in the United States. Numerous participants attended classes and lectures at their respective colleges and earned completion degrees for their studies. Some even returned from their naval obligations to earn a degree from the colleges where they were previously stationed. The V-12 program's goal was to produce officers, not unlike the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), which sought to turn out more than 200,000 technically trained personnel in such fields as engineering, foreign languages, and medicine. Running from 1942 to 1944, the ASTP recruits were expected but not required to become officers at the end of their training.

History

The V-12 program was founded to generate a large number of officers for both the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to meet the demands of World War II, in excess of the number that was turned out annually by the

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at Annapolis and the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School. Once enrollees completed their V-12-subsidized

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programs, their next step toward obtaining a commission depended on the service branch: Navy * Navy officer candidates were required to complete the V-7 United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School program. It was a short course of eight months. The first month was spent at Indoctrination School, a "boot camp" for officer candidates that had Marine Corps

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s. Pre-Midshipmen's School was a preparatory four-month course teaching military skills like seamanship, navigation, ordnance, and how to behave like an officer. Midshipmen's School itself taught academic skills and was three months long. Graduates were commissioned as ensigns in the U.S. Naval Reserve and the majority entered into active duty with the U.S. fleet. Marines * Marine Corps candidates reported directly to boot camp and were later enrolled in a three-month officer candidate course. Once complete, participants were commissioned as second lieutenants in the Marine Corps.

Inception

When the United States entered the Second World War, American colleges and universities suffered huge enrollment declines. Men of prime draft age who would normally have gone into college (or would have remained enrolled until their course of study was completed) were either drafted, volunteered for service, or dropped out and took jobs in agriculture or war-related industries. As a result, some colleges worried they would have to close their doors for the duration of the conflict. On October 14, 1942, the

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issued a report on how best to use colleges and universities for the war effort. The plan recommended that a "college training corps" be established on college and university campuses, that members of the corps be in uniform and receive active-duty pay, and that graduates be trained in technical specialties that were of use to the Army and the Navy. President

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agreed with this report, and asked the

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and

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how best they could use higher education in their mobilization plans. The V-12 Navy college training program and the Army Specialized Training Program were jointly announced on December 12, 1942. The V-12 program found more favor with college administrators than did the ASTP. Unlike the ASTP, V-12 students were allowed to attend classes with civilian students and participate in athletics. The majority of the basic curriculum consisted of classes already taught by civilian instructors. Depending on the V-12 enrollees' past college curriculum, they were enrolled in three school terms, or semesters, which lasted four months each. Captain Arthur S. Adams, from the Training Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, was the officer-in-charge of the V-12 program. Richard Barrett Lowe, future Governor of Guam and

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, was one of its early commanding officers.

Scope

The V-12 program was economically and functionally beneficial to undergraduate colleges and universities in maintaining enrollments during a general mobilization of manpower for the war, and also met and exceeded the critical needs of the military.

Participating institutions

Unlike the ASTP, the Navy predominantly chose small, private colleges for V-12 detachments. Of the 131 institutions selected for line units, approximately 100 could be considered "small," and eighty-eight were private institutions. Eleven were associated with the

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and state flagship universities accounted for only eighteen of the 131 detachments. After the V-12 Program got underway on July 1, 1943, public and private college enrollment increased by 100,000 participants, helping reverse the sharp wartime downward trend.

Midshipman Schools (V-7 Midshipman Program)

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* Bethany College (Kansas) * Bethany College (West Virginia) * Bloomsburg University *

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* Carroll College * Carson-Newman College * Case School of Applied Science * Central College *

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* College of the Holy Cross *

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* College of the Pacific *

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* Dickinson State Teachers College *

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* Emory & Henry College *

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* Franklin and Marshall College *

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* Gustavus Adolphus College *

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* Milligan College *

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* University of Dubuque * University of Idaho – Southern Branch *

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Medical units

*Albany Medical College *Baylor University *Boston University School of Medicine *Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University Medical College *College of Medical Evangelists *Saint Joseph Hospital at Creighton University Medical Center, Creighton University College of Medicine *Duke University School of Medicine *Emory University School of Medicine *George Washington University Medical School *Georgetown University School of Medicine *Hahnemann Medical College *Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis *Jefferson Medical College *Johns Hopkins School of Medicine *SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Long Island College of Medicine *Louisiana State University *Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University - Stritch School of Medicine *Medical College of South Carolina *Medical College of Virginia *Medical College of Wisconsin, Marquette University School of Medicine *New York Medical College *Oregon Health & Science University, North Pacific College of Oregon *Northwestern University School of Medicine *NYU School of Medicine, NYU College of Medicine *Saint Louis University School of Medicine *University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Medical Foundation *

*Stanford University School of Medicine *State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University College of Medicine *Temple University School of Medicine *Tulane University School of Medicine *University of Alabama School of Medicine *University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of Arkansas College of Medicine *University at Buffalo, University of Buffalo School of Medicine *University of Chicago School of Medicine *University of Cincinnati College of Medicine *University of Georgia, University of Georgia School of Medicine *University of Illinois College of Medicine *Roy J. and_Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Schools of Medicine and Dentistry *University of Kansas School of Medicine *University of Louisville School of Medicine *University of Maryland School of Medicine *University of Michigan Health System, University of Michigan Medical College *University of Mississippi School of Medicine *University of Missouri, University of Missouri, School of Basic Medical Science *University of Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska College of Medicine *University of North Carolina School of Medicine * North Dakota State School of Science *University of Oklahoma College of Medicine *Oregon Health & Science University, University of Oregon Medical School *University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine *University of Tennessee College of Medicine *University of Texas Medical Branch *University of Utah School of Medicine, University of Utah College of Medicine *University of Vermont College of Medicine *Vanderbilt University School of Medicine *Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest College - Bowman Gray School of Medicine *Wayne State University School of Medicine *Washington University School of Medicine *Yale University, Yale University School of Medicine

Dental units

*Baylor University *University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, College of Physicians and Surgeons (San Francisco) *Saint Joseph Hospital at Creighton University Medical Center, Creighton University College of Dentistry *Emory University School of Medicine *Indiana University School of Dentistry *Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University - Stritch School of Medicine *Oregon Health & Science University, North Pacific College of Oregon - School of Dentistry *Marquette University School of Dentistry *The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Ohio State University College of Dentistry *Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Dentistry *State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, University of Buffalo School of Dentistry *University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry *University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Dentistry *University of Louisville, University of Louisville School of Dentistry *University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland School of Medicine *University of Minnesota Medical School *University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry *University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine *University of Tennessee College of Medicine *University of Texas at Houston *Washington University School of Dental Medicine

Theological units

*Andover Newton Theological School *Berkeley Baptist Divinity School *Chicago Theological Seminary *Colgate Rochester Divinity School *Columbia Theological Seminary *Dubuque Theological Seminary *Episcopal Theological School *Garrett Biblical Institute *Hartford Seminary, Hartford Theological School *Harvard Divinity School *Lancaster Theological Seminary *Luther Theological Seminary *McCormick Theological Seminary *Vanderbilt University, Oberlin Graduate School of Theology *Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary *

* Texas Christian University *University of Chicago Divinity School *Vanderbilt University

Notable graduates

*George Allen (American football coach), George Allen, American football, football coach (

) *Howard Baker, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (University of the South &

) *Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame football star and Heisman Trophy Winner *John Robert Beyster, founder, Science Applications International Corporation, SAIC, Foundation for Enterprise Development, and Beyster Institute *D. Dudley Bloom, youngest ship commander in the U. S. Navy during World War II; commander of the flagship of the Atlantic fleet; inventor of rolling luggage and reality-based children's toys *Harry Bonk, played college football as a fullback (American football), fullback for the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland from 1945 to 1948, and

and

in 1944 *Frederick C. Branch, first African American United States Marine Corps officer (

) *M. Scott Carpenter, Project Mercury astronaut (

and Saint Mary's College of California). *Earl H. Carroll, United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of ArizonaCarroll bio
*Johnny Carson, television personality (

) *Warren Christopher, 63rd U.S. Secretary of State ( University of Redlands) *Samuel Kelly Clark (1924-2006),

mechanical engineering professor known for research on tire mechanics *Henry S. Coleman (1926–2006), acting dean of Columbia College, Columbia University who was held hostage during the Columbia University protests of 1968. *Jackie Cooper, actor from Los Angeles, California, attained rank of Captain *Roger Corman, filmmaker from Los Angeles, California (Stanford University) *John Piña Craven, helped pioneer the use of Bayesian probability, Bayesian search techniques to locate objects lost at sea *Bill Daley (American football), Bill Daley, College Football All-America Team, All-American Fullback (American football), fullback who played for the

Minnesota Golden Gophers football, Golden Gophers from 1940–1942 and the

Michigan Wolverines football, Wolverines in 1943 *Robert V. Daniels, American historian and educator specializing in the history of the Soviet Union *Alvin Dark, Major League Baseball Player and Manager, (LSU & University of Louisiana-Lafayette) *Jeremiah Denton, U.S. Senator, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Naval Aviator, Vietnam POW *Alfred J. Eggers, NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), NASA *Bump Elliott, American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator, played Halfback (American football), halfback at

(1943–1944) and the

(1946–1947) *Daniel J. Evans, Senator, Governor *Jim Fitzgerald (businessman), Jim Fitzgerald, businessman and philanthropist (

) *Aloysius C. Galvin, American Jesuit priest, teacher, administrator, President of the University of Scranton (1965–1970) *Warren Giese, South Carolina legislator and football coach *Bernard M. Gordon, inventor and philanthropist. *Samuel Gravely, first African-American Admiral (UCLA &

) *Wyndol Gray, American professional basketball player in the 1940s *Peter Hackes, TV Newsman, White House Correspondent *William J. Hadden noted chaplain in both the Army and Navy, minister and desegregationist *John Woodland Hastings, leader in the field of photobiology, especially bioluminescence, and one of the founders of the field of circadian biology *Wilmot N. Hess, physicist, NASA Project Apollo, Apollo Moon missions, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hurricane research and oil spill cleanup *Bruce Hilkene, captain and starting left tackle of the undefeated 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team *Elroy Hirsch, LA Rams Football Great *Edward Kean, creator and writer of the ''Howdy Doody Show''. (

and

) *Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator (

and

) *E. Henry Knoche, deputy director of the CIA, from 1976 to 1977, and acting Director of Central Intelligence in 1977 *Bowie Kuhn, Baseball Commissioner (Franklin & Marshall College and

) *Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense *John Black Lee, architect in New Canaan, Connecticut *Jack Lemmon, actor (

) *Charles Mathias, Senator *James A. McClure, James McClure, Senator *Sam Mele, right fielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball, led the Minnesota Twins to their first American League championship in 1965 *Wayne E. Meyer, regarded as the "Father of Aegis" for his service as the Aegis Weapon System Manager, founding project manager of the Aegis Shipbuilding Project Office *William Middendorf II, Ambassador, Secretary of the Navy *Frank N. Mitchell, United States Marine Corps, Marine First Lieutenant who posthumous recognition, posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration – the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Korean War *Dade Moeller, Dade William Moeller, American health physicist, radiation and environmental health, environmental protection scientist *Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U.S. Senator from New York (Tufts University) *Fred Negus, played college football for University of Wisconsin and

and professional in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League * Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923–2005), US District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania *Paul Newman, actor, entered the program at Ohio University but had to drop out because of color blindness *Sam Peckinpah, David "Sam" Peckinpah, film director (University of Louisiana-Lafayette) *Frank Pellegrino (inventor), inventor and president of General Fibre Company *Sidney Phillips, author, physician, U.S. Marine *William Dale Phillips, chemist, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopist, federal science policy advisor and member of the National Academy of Sciences *Robert Pierpoint (journalist), Robert C. Pierpoint, TV Newsman, White House Correspondent *Victor Prather, American flight surgeon famous for taking part in "Project RAM", a government project to develop the space suit *John Prchlik, NFL Player – Detroit Lions *Al Rosen, Major League Baseball Player and Executive *Carl T. Rowan, Columnist, TV Personality, Ambassador *Harold Lyman Ryan, served as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho *Leo Ryan, United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman killed in Guyana immediately before the Jonestown Massacre (

) *Kenneth G. Ryder, president of Northeastern University from 1975-1989 *Pierre Salinger, Newsman, Presidential Press Secretary *Phillip Shriver, historian and college administrator who was president of

in Oxford, Ohio, 1965–1981 *Leon Silver, geologist who was instrumental in training the Apollo program, Apollo Program astronauts in field geology. *G. William Skinner, leading American anthropologist and scholar of China *Eugene Sledge, Author, U.S. Marine *William Styron, novelist and essayist (

) *Hugh Taylor (American football), Hugh Taylor, professional football player and coach *Robert Lawson Vaught, mathematical logician, and one of the founders of model theory *Waters Corporation, James Logan Waters, founder of Waters Corporation, a publicly traded laboratory analytical instrument and software company *William H. Webster, William Webster, Federal Judge, Director, CIA and FBI *Tom Wicker, Thomas Grey "Tom" Wicker, Columnist and Author *Roger Williams (pianist), Roger Williams, Musician, Entertainer *William W. Winpisinger, president of the million-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers *Benjamin Drake Wright, American psychometrician, largely responsible for the widespread adoption of Georg Rasch's measurement principles and models *Zig Ziglar, author, salesperson, and motivational speaker (

Other US Navy V programs

* V1 — Accredited College Program and Naval ROTC (USNR classification) * V2 — Aviation Branch (USNR classification) * V3 — Communications (USNR classification) * V4 — Intelligence (USNR classification) * Aviation Cadet Training Program (USN)#Naval Aviation Cadet program during 1935–1968, V5 — Aviation Cadets (USNR classification) * V6 — General Service and Specialists (USNR classification) * V7 — Midshipmen Officer Candidates (USNR classification) * V8 — Aviation Pilot Training, Enlisted Reserve (USNR classification) * V9 — WAVES Officer Candidates (USNR classification) * V10 — WAVES Enlisted Personnel (USNR classification) * V11 — Midshipmen Officer Candidates O (Older Group) (USNR classification)

References

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External links

All Hands Naval Bulletin - July, 1943

The Navy College Training Program V-12: Curricula Schedules, Course Descriptions – Google Books

Navy V-12 Bulletin – Google Books

Navy V-12 – Google Books

Continuance of Navy V-12 College Training Program – Google Books

Wartime College Training Programs of the Armed Services – Google Books
History of the United States Navy United States Navy schools and training