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Bruins of all generations have contributed to the UCLA story,
making the university what it is today. To document this story,
the UCLA History Project is collecting anecdotes, factoids and
other tidbits to include in its upcoming book.
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Do you have
a story to tell?
We’d love to hear it. E-mail us at UCLAHistoryProject@UCLAlumni.net
with the details. Whenever possible, please include information for fact-checking
purposes, such as contact names and numbers, and publication citations.
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Here is a sample of anecdotes from UCLA’s
past:
The USS Seid
One Bruin had a U.S. Navy warship named after him. Ensign Daniel Seid, captain
of the 1940 basketball team, and a graduate of the Class of 1940, joined
the Naval Air Force and won his gold wings at Pensacola, Florida, in July
1941. He was killed while flying a Navy plane during an attack against the
Marshall Islands on Feb. 1, 1942.
He was posthumously awarded a Navy Cross for his heroism. As further
recognition of his bravery, the Navy in 1943 named a newly built destroyer
in his honor, the USS Seid.
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