Entries tagged with ‘World War II’

Factoid Friday

In July of 1943, President Walter Lunden, secured a Navy V-12 program at Gustavus. V-12 programs were founded at 131 campuses across the nation to provide commissioned officers to the U.S. Navy during World War II.  As the presidency of the college shifted to Edgar Carlson in 1944, the College was home to 388 Navy […]