Joseph Kennedy (DD 850) - Naval Cruise Book

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wr A. 1 5 J I . ,W X vs 6 5 y his si X s .1 -Ja, N1 sf N fi ss s QQ ,x qs A . 0 The single unfortunate factor in our Detroit visit was the fact that we did nothave more 1 there. Our berth was advantageous, offering us a striking view of the city, and we did not lac all for visitors. At night, the pier often appeared a trifle top-heavy merely from the volume of guests and new d the traffic on board was unceasing. Stadium to lend the Tigers moral support, and attended the acquaintances who migrated to the ship. An Ashore, our 'personnel paid a visit to Briggs premiere of John Paul Jones, lending the venerable Scotchman such support as he appeared to need. The officers es d C d'llac before launching out to join the crew in exhausting the possibiliti paused occasionally at the Sheri an a 1 of this large, bright city. More often than not, they found themselves exhausted first! S Welcome aboardg y0u'Ve got 'the next watch.' . I 22g . Q 11116

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E L ' Erie, though smaller than some of our preceding ports was in no way bested when it came to 0 offering recreation and hospitality. From ox-roasts, to picnics, to swimming, to dances, our personnel 0 ' found themselves pleasantly plunged into a social round which served to distract them somewhat from the disturbing thought that our Great Lakes idyll was fast concluding. In the matter of visitors, moreover, we faced our best daily crowds anywhere and found them eager and in- quisitive. Moored with the rest of DesDiv 102, as well as a brace of submarines, we still ended by averaging better than 7000 guests each afternoon and the duty sections were kept busy making them all feel at home. Those of us not on duty were still too busy being made to feel that way ourselves to be overly concerned with anything else. In many ways, when we left Erie, we felt the parting more personally than anywhere else. 2 i 2