Point Cruz (CVE 119) - Naval Cruise Book

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the ship . . . twelve hundred men away from the soap operas, advertisements, disc- jockeys, and music . . . but aboard, the recorded music from the states, or the live music from the ship's band . . . and on the after mess deck hillbilly music . . .

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. . . But not all was work, for no matter what the ship was doing or where it was, there was some good deal going on aboard. This spare time ac- tivity came under the chaplain's department-it lone could call one otticer and three men a department. Actually it just went under the heading of administration-kind ot a catch-all tor any odd jobs. About halt the time Father Riley spent conducting the religious services and talking t-o the men either about their problems or just about themselves and the ship: the other halt he spent thinking up some new gimik-some- thing to keep the men out of their sacks during their oft hours. This didn't Q 4-

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o ship's party . . beer for the crew and food. in the gym an unscheduled smoker and on the ball field . . . the old mon hits a homer . .