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World War II

In responce to one hundred letters sent out by the Campus Staff, numerous replies were received. Here are some of the letters received from the former P.J.C. students while in service.
Letters from Servicemen

U.S.S. England

Two U.S. Navy Vessels were named after Ensign John Charles England, a former PJC cheerleader, who gave his life attempting to save men trapped below on the USS Oklahoma, during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. In 1943 a record-breaking destroyer escort was named in his honor; DE-635, followed in 1963 by a second USS England, the powerful guided missle frigate; DLG-22 / CG-22

The War Memorial Court has been erected as a tribute to those students of Pasadena City College who lost their lives in World War II.
War Memorial

World War 2 and PJC
Pasadena Junior College War Council sponsored many drives and made contributions to the Red Cross and the United China Relief. $325,000.00 in war bonds were sold in P.J.C.'s name, which bought a P-61 fighter plane, named the "Fighting Bulldog". Large sums were collected for the War Chest and the World Student Service Fund. Students recruited blood donors, sent gifts, packed dressings. P.J.C. picked 16,382 boxes of oranges, cut and processed spinach, dug and sacked over 3,753 sacks of potatoes, helped save crops of apricots which they later cut and dried, harvested lima beans, and took part in berry harvesting. [full story]


student scene:
students outside main building
women’s club initiation
mens’ club initiation
student flyer
student skier
students with machine gun


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