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United States -- Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945

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John Kessler Papers

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Identifier: RG 09-9.30
Abstract John Kessler was commanding officer(first executive officer) of the V-12 officer training school unit at Berea College during WWII.  Kessler also worked to organize reunions of V-12 alumni following the War. Before and after his service in the Navy, Kessler was an insurance salesman.  In addition to organizing Navy V-12 reunions, Kessler also helped to develop the Navy V-12 Scholarship and the Navy V-12 Award (scholarships recognizing Berea College students who are able leaders and who...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1980-1998