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Soldiers/Students gathered on North High Street with full pack and baggage, headed to the train depot in Morgantown. This publication documents how West Virginia University partner with the United States Armed Forces to train selected students for wartime service as officers, medical personel and techically skilled soldiers.

1. Cover of, 'West Virginia University and The War' by J. C. Easton, Associate Professor of History, West Virginia University

IDNO:
040499
Title:
Cover of, 'West Virginia University and The War' by J. C. Easton, Associate Professor of History, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1944
Description:
Soldiers/Students gathered on North High Street with full pack and baggage, headed to the train depot in Morgantown. This publication documents how West Virginia University partner with the United States Armed Forces to train selected students for wartime service as officers, medical personel and techically skilled soldiers.
The Army Specialized Training Program was a military training program instituted by the United States Army during World War II at eleven American Universities, including West Virginia University. It was created to meet wartime demands for junior officers and soldiers with technical skills. These students pictured gather on campus for one more time before departing.

2. Coeds Mingle With ASTP Students on Eve of Departure, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
041057
Title:
Coeds Mingle With ASTP Students on Eve of Departure, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944
Description:
The Army Specialized Training Program was a military training program instituted by the United States Army during World War II at eleven American Universities, including West Virginia University. It was created to meet wartime demands for junior officers and soldiers with technical skills. These students pictured gather on campus for one more time before departing.
One of the first contributions made to the University's War effort was assuming responsibility for the food service and the University Health Center, where sick ASTP students and air cadets were given care.

3. Pre-Professional Dietitians Feed Sick ASTP Boys, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
041071
Title:
Pre-Professional Dietitians Feed Sick ASTP Boys, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
One of the first contributions made to the University's War effort was assuming responsibility for the food service and the University Health Center, where sick ASTP students and air cadets were given care.