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Training Station Turns Raw Recruits Into Sailors at Great Lakes
At Great Lakes Naval Training Station near Lake Michigan, raw volunteers from Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and surrounding states train to become deckhands and sailors. Recruits learn shipboard routines, navigation basics, and water safety while competing in boxing, wrestling, and golf. The station hosts a bustling athletic program led by Captain Moffett and notable coaches, with many men never having seen the sea before arrival.
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Margius
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Learoiue
United States Naval
Ciient Larives
Til
Seth
Germany
Rives
Take Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
Michigan
Wie Hill
Trnesora
Northwind
Nebrigsa
Tuwa
Kaui
Bluejackets
Yeoman
Pat Smith
Bay City
Mich
University of Michigan
Raymond Hildner
University of Michigan ,M's
Phil Proctor
University of Nebraska
Great Lakes
Jack Kennedy
North Atlantic
Ben Theuhen
Hies
Harry Hmazelhurst
Flumiilen Club of
Chicago
United States
Amd Hiss
Yriflam Baylirsch
Yeerails
Biselell
Haxing
Moffett
Mathew Walker
W. A. Moffett
Blue Jackets
Navy History
Navy
John B. Kaufman
Jimmy Sheckard
Chicago Cubs
Martin A. Delaney
Chicago Athletic Association
Stockholm
Andant
Great Lakes Naval Training Station