Thirty-six Jewish graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn., will be commissioned at the 1957 commencement exercises of those institutions, the National Jewish Welfare Board reported today.
The 10 newly-commissioned Jewish second lieutenants at the U.S. Military Academy and the five newly-commissioned ensigns at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy will each receive personally inscribed copies of the Bible from the JWB at special Jewish baccalaureate services arranged by the Jewish chaplains at the academies. The 20 newly-commissioned ensigns at the U.S. Naval Academy and the one newly-commissioned ensign at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy received their Bibles at earlier exercises.
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