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Show Brown Boys in Blue The navy department has established naval reserve officers training train-ing corps at various colleges throughout the nation. Typical of these is the unit at Broun university, Providence, R. I., inhere the navy has a key base at nearby Newport. Ihese photos take you to Broun, and show you how the Brown boys in blue are learning the arts of the seagoing icarrior to man the fortresses of floating steel that are our first line of defense. 14, i ?iv5w 4 n Like the generations of Brown sons who have fought in every one of America's wars since the Revolution, these young men are determined to share in America's victory effort. Loading and firing of naval guns is practiced in this loading machine. Dummy shells are used. A job where teamwork counts. lilt i Naval instructors ivho teach the Brown boys their gunnery simulate simu-late conditions at sea by 7iieans of a device that makes the target heave and toss. 7'"" . - , . - -v fad h 'IiV FISH19 . . . Studying the after part of a torpedo, one of the most intricate of naval weapons. , v 0 r ... m 1 1 I ------ ; |
