Midway (CVB 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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6 April— ATHENS. GREECE Null- 6 Al I ' .OIP l,..l.it a lloMi . a|t ' l IH ' Jh. V .lii| . Th.- MIDVl W l,i ll:,„t„r ll;iv On. I.I »ill pi.) r»r la III k. .11111- vMlh 111.- .u ' - ir foursome on the It ' ll, (tii the rifj bobbv-soxers. ili.il -u.HJ uill iM llle Meiliterr.ui.an ill.- an inkling of home- two pert Ameriraii Ah: An attractive Aineriian ini.- :.aiii|,l, ■■ lli, ruul. iiL- ul llir MIDW A puncli bowl. Is tliat the refreshment or sta;; line following her ' Vl hat do you think?

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T- Ca|)taiii K. Craif; greets Vice Arlniiral Gardner. ( jtniniandinp Officer of tlie i lll Fleet, of uliiili 111,- Min AV operates a, a unit. Rear Admiral Doyle observes the pro- ceediiifjs. The dei)artinjj skipjicr, (Captain K. Craig, LSX, welcomes aboard Captain Frank O ' Beirne, USN, wbo has assumed command of the ;iant aircraft carrier, U.S.S. MID AY at Suda Bay. Captain K. Craig, departing skipper of the MID A , listens with |)rofound emotion as Captain Frank O ' Beirne reads his orders flirecting him to assume command of the U.S.S. MID AY.

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8 April— ATHENS, GREECE Nine 8— The Midway boxing learn will meet tlie Olinipiakuk Athletic Cluh in a ho iii{! inalcli lonicht at liOOO. All hands are invited tci attend. ■ -SN A liaril left jab to the head of a Greek boxer prevents tlie oncoming right uppercut from findiiif; its mark during a bout of American and Greek boxers. DofI Surprise seems to express tlie effect of a soHd left jab from his oppo- nent to t he breadbasket of Red Boyle, U.S.S. MID ' AY middle weight battler. ■i W: The audience seems to be agog at the rapid exchange of left and right blows as these exponents of fisticuffs exchange punches at close quarters. l!liief (Carpenter Combs congratulates one of the contenders of the Greek- American boxing matches held at Pi- reaus. The Greecian ' s Olympic symbol decorates the clubhouse wall.