Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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MILITARY BROWI In World War II

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THE NAVY AT BROUAS United States Naval ROTC United States Iavy V-12 1 THE END of the last war the United A5+a+es Navy saw the advantages of utilizing the colleges and universities tor training Reserve officers to supplement graauates from the Naval Academy Pre. vious fo 1940 only 9 Naval Reserve Offi. cers Training Corps Units had been estab. lished. But as the Navy begen fo increase its size. more units were added Brown became one of the schools selected in 1940 along with 0 other coleges, Today there are 27 units in the country, In 94 however, realizing the need for an even drearerexpanded organizat on, the United States Navy devisec a college program called V.1 whereby men of college age signed b for a hitch 0 the Nevy and were assigned, on inactive duty, o remain in college. These men who thus continued their college education formed o pool of educated men from which the Navy drew its Reserve officers. In July 1943, the pro. gram was changed to V.12, and the men were placed on active auty in Naval Units at these colleges. Of late many men from the Fleet have been recommended by their commanding officers and have joined the ranks of the Navy V 12, The first Navy unit at Brown in 1940 consisted of 110 men on inactive duty under the command of Captain C. H, J. Kepper. Al that tine the men followed their requler college curriculum with but ore course in Naval Science and Tactics lnactive duly meant that these men wore a midshipman s uniform only once a week-at a two hour orlll period. This in. active diby continued under Caplaing Keppier, Sowdey and Yates now Con mecorel unl July 1943 Brown s fire NROIC gadiaies had been conmie siored onlvamonthbeforethe V 12 e Ul wos inalgurated on July 1 1943 g 131 colcaes in Hhe countey Brown in Cluded. Alorg wiih e new program ol Dicient commanaing officer. Captaln H M. Bricgs come o s o the Daval Re