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| Title | Dickinson State Teachers College Navy Department Mark of Commendation Certificate |
| Date of Original | 1943-07-01 |
| Description | A Navy Department Mark of Commendation awarded to Dickinson State Teachers College in Dickinson, North Dakota, for training officer candidates under the Navy V-12 program. |
| General Subject | Military
Colleges and universities
Awards and ceremonies
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Military education
Military organizations
Military officers
Military training
Cadets
Certificates
Universities & colleges
Teachers colleges
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| Subject (LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945
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| Personal Name | Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
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| Organization Name | State Teachers College (Dickinson, N.D.)
United States. Navy Dept.
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| Location | Dickinson (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | DS-0056 |
| Format of Original | Documents
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| Dimensions of Original | 28 x 35 cm. |
| Transcription | "This Mark of Commendation is awarded by the Navy Department to State Teachers College Dickinson, North Dakota, For effective co-operation with the U.S. Navy in the training of the officer candidates under the Navy V-12 Program. 1 July 1943, 31 October 1945. James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy."--Typewritten on front of certificate. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The Navy V-12 program was a college training program designed to enhance the force of commissioned officers in the United States Navy during World War II. The most well-known member of the Navy V-12 program at Dickinson State Teachers College was Pierre Salinger, who later became President John F. Kennedy's press secretary.
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| Repository Institution | Dickinson State University
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| Credit Line | Dickinson State University (DS-0056) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown.
Owned by Dickinson State University. |
| Ordering Information | Office of University Relations
Dickinson State University
Dickinson, ND, 58601
701-483-2787 |
| Language | eng; |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2009-2010 NAR10-RC-10062-09 |
| Digital ID | dmDS0056 |
