The Side Boy, 1942
New York: The Eighth Class of the United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, 1942. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. 110, [38] pages. Illustrations (some full-page in color), pencil erasure on half-title. Decorative boards. More than 30 pages of advertisements and messages at the back. This contains the pictures of Companies 1 through 4. Published by the Eighth Class, October 1942. Printing appears to have been by the Robert W. Kelly Publishing Corporation, NY. This is an extremely scarce World War II military unit training "yearbook. " The first United States Naval Reserve Midshipman's school conducting V-7 training was established on board the converted battleship USS Illinois (BB-7) in New York City during the spring of 1940. The first class was graduated from the reserve midshipmen's school Prairie State hosted aboard the converted battleship USS Illinois in New York City. All but 32 of its 264 commissioned junior officers reported for active duty. More