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Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)

 Organization

Parallel Names

  • ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.))

Administrative history

The Army Specialized Training Program was a training program instituted by the United States Army during World War II at a number of American universities to meet wartime demands for junior officers and soldiers with technical skills.

The Army Specialized Training Program provided participants with a demanding schedule. Participants took approximately 25 class-time hours per quarter. Coursework was offered in engineering, science, medicine, dentistry, personnel psychology, and 34 different foreign languages. Upon completion of the program, participants were then deployed.

Citation:
Keefer, L.E. Scholars in foxholes, 1988: CIP t.p. (Army Specialized Training Program) front matter ([appears to be subordinate to U.S. Army Specialized Training Division])

The short life of the ASTP, c1997: p. 1 (Army Specialized Training Program)

Wikipedia, December 17, 2013 (instituted during WWII; engineering, science, medicine, dentistry, personnel psychology, and 34 different foreign languages; goal was officers and soldiers with technical expertise; 25 class-time hours per quarter)

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Army Specialized Training Program academic records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233646238]
Identifier: UA 5656
Scope and Contents

Contains academic records for participants in the Army Specialized Training Program at Brigham Young University. Materials date from 1943 to 1944.

Dates: 1943-1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives
Image of Photograph of Army privates on campus for the Army Specialized Training Program
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Image of Photograph of Army Specialized Training Program soldiers' chow line outside the Joseph Smith Memorial Building
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Image of Photograph of Army Specialized Training Program soldiers marching down the south slope of campus as they leave for field duty
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Image of Photograph of Joseph K. Nicholes greeting soldiers on campus
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Image of Photograph of Provo Third Ward Recreation Hall being used as barracks
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