Valley Forge (CV 45) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1948

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,, M -11,5 5-', f V--' - 1 ...rf x ,X x Z' Q A . 1 4........-....-..c f V, ......- ', --....-f ' 5.-' riff X KW cf F Friday and Saturday following Christmas, large numbers of the crew boarded the Ford Island Ferry and crossed the harbor to wait- ing busses which transported them to Nimitz beach for all day picnics. The prof gram of activities included swimming, vol- leyball, softball, horseshoes, and touchball, and featured three-legged races, tug-o- wars, sack races, and pie eating contests. There was ample food and cool drinks for all hands. Holiday liberty hours were taken up with such diverse interests as bathing at Waikiki and watching troupes of native hula dancers.

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Several times during the cruise guests of the Secretary of the Navy came aboard to watch operations and to see the ship. ln January, while a group from Honolulu was aboard, a HAPPY HOUR was held for our entertainment. Xdsfdhf Q 'Y f 5 -,'!9-K'-flu f' ff, w.,V 2?1f:f'4w:4



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