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The Cross and Anchor
Navy V-12 Unit, College of the Holy Cross • World War II •

44 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

This is a digital download of a scanned copy of The Cross and Anchor, the bi-monthly magazine produced by trainees of the Navy V-12 Unit at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, dated 20 January 1944. Written and edited by the unit’s own student staff under faculty and Navy advisors, this issue covers barracks life, training routines, sports, humor, poetry, book reviews, and features on the transition from civilian college life to Navy discipline, alongside period advertising from local Worcester businesses.

Campaigns: World War II home-front training — the V-12 Navy College Training Program, preparing college men for commissioned officer service.

Commanders: Captain Guy E. Davis, U.S.N. (Commanding Officer, Navy V-12 Unit); Very Rev. Joseph R. N. Maxwell, S.J. (President of the College); Lt. (j.g.) J. B. Sullivan, U.S.N.R. (Staff Advisor).

Table of Contents

On Watch
The Celluloid Navy
The Century of Bull Sessions
Dear Tid
On the Beach
Aft
Dog Tags
Navy Life (Poem)
“A” Is for Aptitude
B-Hive
Crusaders Still
Photographer—First Class
Sportlebutt
The Tree (Poem)
Gob-About-Town
Ode To a Chief Specialist (Poem)
The Book Shelf
Reveille (Poem)
Index to Advertisers

“The marvelous Toledo blade develops only after a long, fiery, and painstaking transition from the basic iron, but the finished sword is well worth the energy, time, and cost expended upon it.”
— Captain Guy E. Davis, U.S.N., Commanding Officer