Tomorrow marks the anniversary of D Day, the Allied Invasion of Normandy and we will use the opportunity to talk about the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) at UConn.  Based out of the School of Engineering, the U.S. Army’s ASTP program was implemented in early 1944 due to the impending invasion. The goal of the program was to increase the number of army trained engineers across the country. More than 1,500 soldiers were stationed at UConn. The Kodachrome exhibit on display has several images of the training these soldiers received while on campus.

Marching soilders, 1944