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 Though the Navy V-12 program did not generate an abundance of revenue, it did help the College remain operational during wartime while enrollments plummeted. In the program, trainees used the College dormitories and utilized the Commons in [[cook_hall|Cook Hall]] for mess. The unit's commanding officers, Lieutenants Ives Atherton, Frederick E. Mueller, and Vincent J. Conroy, came from civilian life and encouraged trainees to participate in the [[hartford|Hartford]] Community and undergraduate extracurricular activities. The trainees also held War Bond Drives (which raised over $164,000), put on shows including Sports Nights and theatrical performances, and participated in military reviews on Saturdays on the [[jessee_miller_football_field_and_track|football field]]. In one //[[tripod|Trinity Tripod]]// article, students wondered if Navy V-12 should be represented in the [[senate|Senate]], as they vastly outnumbered Trinity enrollments and were enmeshed in College life. The unit even had a mascot, a small dog named 4-O that appeared at the unit one day and followed the members around.  Though the Navy V-12 program did not generate an abundance of revenue, it did help the College remain operational during wartime while enrollments plummeted. In the program, trainees used the College dormitories and utilized the Commons in [[cook_hall|Cook Hall]] for mess. The unit's commanding officers, Lieutenants Ives Atherton, Frederick E. Mueller, and Vincent J. Conroy, came from civilian life and encouraged trainees to participate in the [[hartford|Hartford]] Community and undergraduate extracurricular activities. The trainees also held War Bond Drives (which raised over $164,000), put on shows including Sports Nights and theatrical performances, and participated in military reviews on Saturdays on the [[jessee_miller_football_field_and_track|football field]]. In one //[[tripod|Trinity Tripod]]// article, students wondered if Navy V-12 should be represented in the [[senate|Senate]], as they vastly outnumbered Trinity enrollments and were enmeshed in College life. The unit even had a mascot, a small dog named 4-O that appeared at the unit one day and followed the members around. 
  
-At [[commencement|commencement]] in 1944, the V-12 unit presented Trinity with the John Paul Jones pew end in the [[chapel|chapel]] to commemorate its presence on campus. +At [[commencement|commencement]] in 1944, the V-12 unit presented Trinity with the John Paul Jones [[pew_ends|pew end]] in the [[chapel|chapel]] to commemorate its presence on campus. 
  
 At the Navy Commencement on October 17, 1945, Commander Frank W. Rowe Jr., Assistant Director At the Navy Commencement on October 17, 1945, Commander Frank W. Rowe Jr., Assistant Director
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