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NH 80584 Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois

Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois
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Title: Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois
Caption: Sailors on parade spell out, circa 1942. Postcard Photo, postmarked 22 April 1942. Note: the original card inscription states: "Why I am writing is because it is compulsory. You got to write every day and it doesn’t cost anything….Gee, what a swell place. This is up here. Nothing like the C. C. C." Writer's name appears to be: Albert J. Chonivard, of New Bedford Mass.
Description: Courtesy of Commander Donald J. Robinson, USN (MSC), 1974
Catalog #: NH 80584
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo, Postcard
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