Tarawa (CV 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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,, SOCCER TEAM i HE ONLY US Navy soccer team active in the Sixth i Fleet, the TARAWA Tarbooters won 8 and lost ll games with Italian, Turkish, Greek, British, French, P and Spanish elevens. This is a fine record when it is recognized that soccer is the national sport of these coun- tries and only top-flight teams were played. Lefi' 'lo Righiz FRONT ROW: Jones, DeVeau, Bruckner,iFoley, Dion SECOND ROW: Siarlc, Ba++ecla'H'i, Keisier, Sianley, Tobey, Galway Hofchkiss, Griiifarol. Q BOXING TEAM N SIX MONTHS of boxing at Happy Hours and Smokers, against other units of the fleet and athletic clubs ashore, our ringsters battered their way-to a repu- ' tation as one of the best outfits in thefleet. The ship not only took pride in their record but in their truly sportsman-like conduct at all times in the ring. Lefi +o Righf: FRONT ROW: Brown, Corlew, BurkeH', Tye, David, Crowley. SECOND :fl ROW: Piper, Lewis, Fumaggali, Chief Reynolds, coach: Herzing, Hobcos, Armiio. ,-1 i ,ie -1 .Iii lg' :via N , ,l ll' liii li li i 1,4 V if in T il 3 E Qier il I i il r a hard leil al 3 Hang Piper 'follows in Semi smolief' Foley boois one away from a sfarilecl Halian ai' Genoa. BT Ch ief R eynolds refs as his b OYS mix U P. lsianbul was rhe scene of a rough game wi+h courieous Turks.

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Lefl' fo Righr: FRONT ROW: Gambill, CPO Hamilion, ENS McDon- ough, CDR Hardy, LTJG Weir, Division Officer: Kennison, Mielson. SECOND ROW: Holden, Gaefa, Reifinger, Riley, Kemery, Krisher. Wingerf, Brassard, Knigh+. THIRD ROW: Church, Snair, Guerfs, Ogilvie, Gilmore, Krauss, Sfeinmefz, Parks. N me ' nv g., R szk ' I X. l. rf- ,, si ll 1 l lrglll lx J l A I A J N DHVISION Riley and LTJG Wei, 1, 1 9 a COu,.se ,, K . ,J R.,r,e,,..ObeeH Q, Obermayerxlllwanlolglaf ear' T 7 Q ll?lRGl5 h b n Yah! Yah! Stand by for high speed furn .... -...,...-. Band. Lef+ fo Righh FRONT ROW: Peferson, Worrhy, Good, Kellogg, Macy, DeMees'l'er, Pregifzer, Burns, Massengale, Schmid+, CPO Ger+z. BACK ROW: Hammer, Sumpfor, Schafer, Flefcher, Obermayer, 'Mole, LeBlanc, Underlroffler, Allis.

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BASKETBALL TEAM n Lefi' io Right: FRONT ROW: Pedro, Woodard, ENS Hamilfon, coach: Horay, Ferguson SECOND ROW: Osner, Corne'H'e, Walden, Kemp, Komoski, Field. HE BASKETBALL TEAM had one of the most outstanding records of any set of hoopsters to enter the Med. with 50 wins and 1 loss. Operations pre- vented their entry in the championship tournament at Naples won by the Roa- noke. At later meetings the T team Although numerous attempts were made to organize a skeet team, inclement weather and operations prevented use of the deck- edge elevator, the only range available. Nevertheless, those interested in the sport occasionally got an opportunity to take shots at the clay pigeons. beat the Roanoke five two out of three games to become the unoflicial champs, sans trophy . The only loss of the year went to the Newport News by one point. All foreign teams played succumbed easily to the American styling on the court.