Tanner (AGS 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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fY8RS Tons A PJQIGP 'Jn 4 J ! K S BEARDS Shortly after leaving Rosyth for our operation in the Barents Sea, an edict banning the use of the razor was promulgated and, as was reported in the Mainmast , the ship soon took on the appearance of a veritable frontier town with fuzz and scraggly beards of assorted shapes and sizes to be seen all over the place. Pictured above are those that had strong stomachs, iron wills, or never looked at themselves in a mirror. TURKEY SHOOT rnarksmen out to the flight deck to bring down a few wild turkeys. Surprisingly enough, with gulls circling all over the place Cthose foolish birdsj, the only things that were shot down were a few Cvery few, at thatj clay pigeons. And who among us really After travelling around all overthencool climes , the variety of fare does get rather monotonous. And A H 1 no thus we sent our expert likes C13Y'l31g90f1SteW -

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l V arie Slww fe Just previous to our retum to our home Q7 port, on one of those balmy evenings at sea, most of the crew turned out on the No. 2 hatch to watch that musical extravaganza called 'TANNER Variety,. lnterspersed amid the caterwauling were many elephantine tales. Although the Follies Bergere will never have to worry about the competition, it would seem that the efforts on the night were enjoyed. But the question does remain, Why does the Mastodon have pes planus?