Bataan (CVL 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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Set for a Good Time Japanese Architecture Waikiki Beach Overlooking Oahu Stotue in Honolulu

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An opportunitN to see more of Japan than just the harbor of Sasebo came through the efforts of Chaplain Dwyer. He ar- ranged for tours to be conducted throughout the area to places such as Tours • ■a T AToiic BuMi) cr Scene of the Nagasaki Blast Oldest Roman Catholic Church in Japan price of fifty cents and left for a day of looking. There ' s more to the island than just meets the eye from Pearl Harbor as the tour soon discovered on their bus ride around the island. Kamakura, Tokyo, Naga- saki, Yokohama, and other places of interest for picture taking. In Hawaii, Chaplain Dwyer again arranged a sightseeing tour to get a look at some of the island of Oahu. A bus load of sailors eagerly paid the Kamakura Shrine

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Sports A Hard-fought Game Midgets and Poppa- san ' s Boysans, showed a fine skill of netmonship. The X Division emerged OS the ship ' s Basketball champs but all the teams that participated deserved a well done. During the line opera- Any Number Can Play Keeping in condition is one of the Navy ' s stand- ard rules. To do this, the BATAAN organized Vol- ley Ball Tournaments, Basketball Tournaments, and other miscellaneous sports activities. The Volleyball Tourna- ment was the outstand- ing event. The V-3 Divi- sion, along with Miller ' s The Champs tions, the sports program was limited to jumping rope on the flight deck and chess below decks. Of course, the movies provided much relaxing entertainment after a hard day, but the sports program was tops on our list. For the Passive Athlete