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1941
Reserve officer training is re-established
for WW II. A total of 3,319 are commissioned.
Wings 5 & 6 are added to Bancroft Hall.
February 1, 1941
Rear Admiral Russell Willson becomes superintendent.
December 7, 1941
The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. The
Rev. Peter Marshall, chaplain of the U. S. Senate, is the guest
preacher in the Naval Academy Chapel.
January 31, 1942
Rear Admiral John R. Beardall becomes
superintendent.
1945
A Department of Aviation is established
at the Naval Academy.
August 16, 1945
Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch becomes superintendent.
Naval Academy celebrates V-J Day in Tecumseh Court and beats the
Japanese bell until it cracks.
October 10, 1945
The Naval Academy celebrates its Centennial.
Three special platoons of midshipmen parade in uniforms of 1845,1870,
and 1900. During the century of its existence, the nation has taken
part in five wars: Mexican, Civil War, Spanish- American, First
World War, and Second World War. About 18,563 midshipmen have graduated
to date, including the class of 1946.
1947
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools grants
accreditation.
January 15, 1947
Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., becomes superintendent.
June 3, 1949
Wesley A. Brown becomes the first African-
American graduate.
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