World War II
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| War pilot training on Pasadena
Junior College's Desert Campus at Baker, California,
was a continuation of the Civil Aeronautics Administration
training previously given to civilians. The Desert
Campus became active shortly after Pearl Harbor and
was disbanded in August, 1943. Approximately 800 U.
S. Army Air Force and Navy pilots were assigned to
the school on a Reserve status. They received courses
there under the direction of members of the P.J.C.
Faculty. |
 P.J.C.'s
School of Trades and Technology, under the direction
of Ed Cornelison and his staff, has offered a technical
institute type of education to students. During the
war period, six types of training programs were given.
Under the J.C. staff and closely supervised by experts
from the California Institute of Technology, courses
in Aircraft Drafting, Production Illustration, and
Radio were offered. More than 1,000 students were
trained under the sponsorship of the U.S. Army Air
Forces, in short, intensive courses in the fields
of aircraft mechanics, hydraulics, sheet metal, and
machine shop. They were placed in Army depots and
sub-depots in this area. Through Civil Service, the
U.S. Army Signal Corps selected students for training
in radio mechanics. Launched in 1940, the "Defense
Training Program " provided pre-employment courses
to qualify trainees as quickly as possible for employment
in essential occupation. This program which benefited
more than 13,000 persons also provided training to
extend the skills and knowledge of people already
employed. |
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