Black-and-white interior view of the Chapel of the Holy Name at the U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, looking down rows of wooden folding chairs toward the altar, with a crucifix against a tall fluted reredos and a painted ceiling above.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Mom
I now on watch
from 2:00 to 4:00
night. I have not [illegible]
a cendor letter. I went
to Milwaukee on my 12 hours
liberty. I thing I will
be home about 12:00
Saturday night. I can it see I writing by the
moon Your son
John
Black-and-white printed photo card, no white border; a visible crack/crease line runs across the upper left of the image; caption block printed vertically along the right edge of the scan (card rotated 90 degrees).
Postmark: WAUKEGAN JUN 25 4 30 PM 1951 ILL. Divided-back real-photo postcard, glossy surface; light edge wear, faint creasing at corners.
Cite this card
Chapel of the Holy Name, U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, circa 1941, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/chapel-of-the-holy-name-u-s-naval-training-center-great-lake. Accessed October 5, 2026.
