Twenty-nine Jews will be commissioned as officers at graduation exercises at the five United States service academies. The Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., will commission nine cadets as second lieutenants; the Naval Academy at Annapolis, M.D., will commission five as ensigns; Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo., will commission nine second lieutenants; Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn., will commission two ensigns; and the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY, will commission four ensigns.
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