As World War II raged in Europe, Northwestern University was one of three schools to open a Midshipmen's School to train Naval officers. By 1945, more than 25,000 men had graduated from the school.

Rev. Robert Wilch graduated from the school in 1943 and looks back fondly on the time he spent training for the Navy on Northwestern's Chicago campus.

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