1941 Press Photo NEW MARITIME STUDENTS SIMULATE WAR CONDITIONS NYC - neny23683

A GROUP OF STUDENTS BEING TRAINED BY THE U.S. MARITIME COMMISSION FOR DUTY AS STUDENT GUNNERS ON MERCHANT SHIPS, SIMULATED REAL WAR CONDITIONS. ABOUT 750 OF THESE GUNNERS HAVE BEEN TRIANED IN THE HANDLING OF 4-INCH ANTI-SUBMARINE GUNS, MACHINE GUNS, RIFLES AND PISTOLS.

Photo is dated 1941.

Photo measures 8 x 6 inches.