Civilian Pilot Program
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Hello Virginia
I have sent you some information about the Civilian Pilot Program at Ottawa University that comes from Tauy Talk Magazine, June and November 1942.
Your father, Rev. William Nollman, did indeed graduate in 1943 with a Bachelor of Arts from Ottawa University. Unfortunately there are no senior pictures of him in our 1942 or 1943 yearbooks. If you go to our Archives and Collections site which is freely accessible to the public.
https://myottawa.ottawa.edu/ics/Resources/Myers_Library_Online/Archives_and_Collections/
On our page you have access to our Ottawa University Annual Catalogues. If you look in the 1943 Catalog you will see his graduation listed in the catalog. We also have Alumni Directories which list him as an alumni. I checked the catalogs for more information about the CPT Unit and its programs but nothing was provided in either of OU catalogues from the 1940’s. I also checked the OU Newspaper but they did not have information there either about the program.
Since you have asked about the Civilian Pilot Program, I have also reached out to our Ottawa Public Library to find out if they might have anymore information for you from the newspapers about this program. If I find anything more I will send it on to you.