Castor (AKS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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NEVER A DULL MOMENT —the pause that refreshes When there was time, and there were some lazy Sunday afternoons at sea with holiday routine, the choice of forms of relaxation veered from check- ers to sun bathing. In officers ' country a medicine ball and punching bag ' appeared occasionally as a medium for keeping the torso fit. Members of the crew punched their striking bag daily. They skipped rope or plaited fancy canvas mats, wrote letters home, worked on correspondence courses or just had another cup of Jo.

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Inset — Lieut. K. G. Browtl, USNR. Left to right, front row: Don F. Austin. RM3c; R. R. Tripp. RTIc: L. T. Herinan, Y3c; J. E. Callens. RMlc; Bert ' Humphreys, QMIc; S. H. Minion. SMlc; T. J. Crimmins, RMlc. Second row: J R Smith. RdM3c; G. R. Thurman. RdM3c; W. H. Jarvis. MaMic; R. G. Cochran. Sic; C. A. Arnold, Sic; W. J. Ditsch, Y2c.

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SOFTBALL CIRCUIT PACI FI C Upper left — Dulces C-F-H Division, the Champs. Lower Kit — bl ippt-r losses out first ball. Center — Ship All Stars. Lower right — Sluggers (2nd Division) runnersup. Castor ' s crew played ball on seven different ' islands, moving in on coral diamonds which had been battlefields a few months before.