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THE V-12 AT URSINUS Lieutenant George D. Miner, the 'Skipper , busy in his office in Bomberger. The V-12 unit at Ursinus College was established on the first of July, 1943. However, about the first of June, the present Captain arrived to begin the monumental job of setting up the unit. Promptly on the appointed date the first influx of officer candidates arrived. Men, who had, in some cases, traveled half the continent, presented themselves at Eger Gateway. What they had been or who they were was of little importance now. It was what they would become that mattered. At first the mutual feeling was that of indecision and wonderment. However, in what seemed a very short length of time, buildings, classrooms, and Ursinus herself became more familiar to them. The 'Skipper'of the station, Lt. G. D. Miner, who is in charge of the entire unit, and his assistant. Ensign Heffernan, the executive officer, helped them adjust quickly to the naval routine. The Chief Specialists, Mr. Murphy and Mr. Cunningham, began superintending the athletic activities and making the inspections of the personnel and barracks during the week. Other enlisted men served as assistants to the Chiefs and still others maintained the sick bay. Very soon after arrival, the unit was divided into two companies, each of which was sub-divided into platoons. In command of the battalion and of each of its divisions there were men picked from the unit itself. Almost immediately the V-12'ers began to participate in many of the extra-curricular activities Ursinus has to offer. The football team was backed to a large extent by navy men. The basketball team utilized the talent of many sailors. And even today, the as yet untried baseball team includes many members from the boys in blue. Dramatically, the men have starred, too. The Curtain Club found its group enriched by navy personnel
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of which several of the boys have had leading roles in their productions. Despite their very busy life, the V-12'ers have managed to find time for expressions of amusement. Recreation rooms have been established and several dances throughout the year have been sponsored by them. The two big navy formals attracted many people both from among the boys in blue and from among the civilians. The navy unit has been here three semesters There is a world of difference bet Ween the raw recruits of July, 1943 and the polished organization of today. Even though some of the men are deck officer can- didates, some basic candidates, others pre-medical students, and still others V-5, or flight officer candidates, they have all come to work and train together as a finished unit. They have seen their ranks thinned many times. They have seen their ‘mates transferred, and they have welcomed into their battalion men from the fleet and new men from civilian life. But these trainees have adjusted tothe V-12 program and are stri- ving for the goal for the attainment of which they were originally sent to Ursinus. Those who finish their respective courses here will be transferred to other locations and will ultimately be commissioned in the Nava 1 Service. The V-12 plan is new one. But it has not been started merely to last for the duration. The government will probably want to train men at school after the war, and the ideas and tactics that were found successful now will regulate the new training programs. THE SHIP’S COMPANY Seated: Lt. J. G. Sandler, the doctor; Lt. G. D. Miner; Ensign Edward Heffernan; and Chief Petty Officers Timothy Murphy and Bernard Cunningham. Standing: Kcezing, Pharmacists’s Mate second class; Patterson, Yeoman first class; and Cyphers, Specialist A third class.
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