"I
promised to say some more about the Wilmette Cruise; so here goes. We went on the trip mainly to fire the ship's
guns. The .30 caliber and the 22 mm. machine guns made enough noise, even with
our cotton-stuffed ears; but these were only toys in comparison to the 3'50
caliber. Its bark was the loudest most
penetrating noise I ever heard. The
ordnance instructors say that it's harder on ears than even the rumble of a
16" file; and I believe them....
"For
three nights we watched the bright lights of Chicago while anchored in Chicago
Harbor; but liberty on the beach was reserved for officer's and ship's
crew."
--
Letter from my father, Notre Dame, Ind., to his family, Bloomington, Kans.,
Sunday, September 24, 1944.
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