United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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 LTimitted Sttcaies ML e irducStaatt IMLcaiPiijriie A.c adl e my On the thirtieth of September, 1943, America observed the dedication of its fourth federal service academy. The United States Merchant Marine Academy was conceived in anticipation of the need for properly trained officers to man the nation’s growing merchant fleet. The out- break of the second world war gave dra- matic evidence of the value of a strong merchant marine. Plans for officer train- ing materialized swiftly, and, a quarter- century ago, Kings Point was born. It has endured, and continues to serve. These first pages of introduction to the 1969 Midships provide a graphic represen- tation of change and growth during the Academy’s first twenty-five years. On the reviewing stand during the Dedication Day regimental revieiv were the Superintendent and the Commandant of Cadets, USMMA, the Commandant of the Third Naval Dis- trict, the Deputy Administrator for Training of the I far Shipping Administration, and the Superintendent of the Maine Maritime Academy. Mr. S. Duvall Schell, Executive Officer, War Shipping Ad- More than 2000 Cadet-Midshipmen participated in the Dedi- ministration, delivers President Roosevelt’s message at dedi- cation Day review, cation ceremonies in O’Hara Hall. 4