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When Canada entered World War Two in 1939, Professor Fred Wagner responded to the call on the homefront by establishing the 32nd Air Cadet Squadron in Regina. Since many of the male students were cadets, the order of things around campus changed. Trumpeters woke the boys in the morning, and the cadets had noon and evening drills. As the dean of men, Mr Wagner led the cadets until he was called to serve the RCAF in Western Canada. Mr Henry Ast took over as the Commanding Officer of the cadets. Many Luther alumni served in Canada and overseas, including Peter Lay, the first Regina man to be killed in action. Following the war, Lawrie Mang joined the faculty at Luther College, having been discharged from the armed forces.