Joseph Kennedy (DD 850) - Naval Cruise Book

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yea man, I got my clarinet in here-- Mount 51 won the E for its outstanding shoot- ing. This was first of 4 such awards for the gunnery department that was won in the Med. Many times tourists CU came out to visit the ship when we anchored off shore.

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4 ' i 1 ow Liberty Call, l-ib9 'fY can ll . X ire on board at . . - Now liberty commences for section 1, to 9 P v 1 l ri u ,I ii in i ' 9 H ,li i 'I l a -M ,iii 1 ,lx I A sailor s life is not all work and no play even on the KENNEDY We had the op portunity to play the role of the typical tourist from Gibraltar to Athens Cameras could be seen everywhere and especially along the famous French Riveria and in Rome during the Olympics Although we spent the greater percentage of our in port time in Italian ports, we it 3 had some enjoyable visits to Spain and France plus some brief--yet interesting--stops y in Greece Sicily and Crete For many of us it was the chance of a lifetime--a chance 5 y y to spend six months cruising the Mediterranean It was a fine cruise but we all agree 3 , y that there still isn t any place like home, even if I-I OME is Newport. ,I . ii f