USS Forrestal (CVA/CV/AVT-59)
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Brian Walker Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP-071
Scope and Contents
Brian Walker served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34 during Intrepid’s second Vietnam deployment in 1967. He began his interview by discussing his upbringing in Wisconsin and his interest in flight, which began at an early age. Walker then continued, explaining his decision to join the Navy and describing his experiences in flight training, which involved flying T-34s, T-28s, and F-9s. The interview then shifted to Walker’s time aboard Intrepid, where he flew A-4s, an aircraft...
Dates:
February 17, 2016
Jimm Larry Hendren Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 023
Scope and Contents
Jimm Larry Hendren served aboard Intrepid as the ship’s legal officer during the 1966 WESTPAC cruise to Vietnam. Hendren began his interview by discussing his family’s history and describing his education, from high school through Naval Justice School. He then continued, stating that his first orders were as Assistant Legal Officer at Commander Fleet Air Norfolk, where a fortuitous meeting with Captain Giuseppe Macri and Captain John Fair resulted in Hendren becoming Intrepid’s legal...
Dates:
November 11, 2013
Mike Krebs Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 081
Scope and Contents
Mike Krebs served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34, flying A-4 Skyhawks during Intrepid’s second deployment to Vietnam in 1967. He began his interview by explaining that he grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, studied electrical engineering at Marquette University, and joined the NROTC. Krebs then continued, stating that after graduation he received orders to attend fight school at Saufley Field in Pensacola, Florida. While discussing his flight training, Krebs noted that he also flew...
Dates:
September 17, 2015
Mike Wade Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 086
Scope and Contents
Mike Wade served aboard Intrepid as an air intelligence officer in VA-34 during Intrepid’s second deployment to Vietnam in 1967. He began his interview by discussing his life before joining the Navy, stating that he grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, attended the University of Georgia, and graduated with a degree in chemistry. Wade then discussed his route to Navy flight training, noting that he had initially intended to be a pilot, before explaining why he eventually became an air intelligence...
Dates:
September 19, 2015
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- Subject: Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 X
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- Aircraft -- Skyhawk 3
- CVW-10 -- VA-34 3
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 3
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 3
- Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 3
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Duval (county) -- Jacksonville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Cecil Field (air base) 3
- Viet Nam (nation) -- Hải Phòng (municipality) -- Hải Phòng (inhabited place) 3
- Warfare -- Aerial Warfare -- Air Strikes 3
- Aircraft -- Cougar 2
- Damage -- Ammunition Damage 2
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures -- Radar Countermeasures 2
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 2
- Education -- Training -- Adaptive Training 2
- Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 2
- Guided Missiles -- Surface To Air Missiles 2
- Gunnery -- Aerial Gunnery 2
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 2
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 2
- Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 2
- Rescues -- Sea Rescues 2
- Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 2
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Escambia (county) -- Pensacola (inhabited place) -- Naval Auxiliary Air Station Saufley Field (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Mississippi (state) -- Lauderdale (county) -- Meridian (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Meridian (air base) 2
- Viet Nam (nation) -- Hà Nội (municipality) -- Hà Nội (inhabited place) 2
- Viet Nam (nation) -- North Vietnam (territory) 2
- Abandonment -- Bailout -- Ejection 1
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents -- Crash Landings 1
- Aircraft -- Cessna 150 1
- Aircraft -- Corsair II -- A-7 1
- Aircraft -- Cougar -- F9F 1
- Aircraft -- Mentor -- T-34 1
- Aircraft -- North Vietnamese -- Mikoyan-Gurevich UF MiG 1
- Aircraft -- Skyraider 1
- Aircraft -- Soviet Cold War -- Mikoyan-Gurevich 1
- Aircraft -- Tiger -- F-11 1
- Aircraft -- Trojan -- T-28 1
- Arresting(Process) 1
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
- Chains -- Anchor Chains 1
- Chile (nation) -- Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (region (administrative division)) -- Wollaston, Islas (island group) -- Hornos, Isla (island) -- Hornos, Cabo de (cape) 1
- Countermeasures -- Radar Countermeasures -- Radar Confusion Reflectors -- Chaff -- Chaff Dispensers 1
- Damage Control -- Warning Systems -- Radar Warning Systems 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Night Bombing 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Leadership Training 1
- Emergencies 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 1
- Guided Missiles -- Antiaircraft Missiles 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Intrepid -- flight deck 1
- Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
- Intrepid -- island 1
- Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 1
- Italy (nation) -- Lazio (region (administrative division)) -- Roma (province) -- Rome (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
- Legislation -- Military Law 1
- Letter Writing 1
- Morale 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Ordnance -- Bombs -- Practice Bombs 1
- Ordnance -- Guns -- Aircraft Guns 1
- Personnel -- Prisoners -- Prisoners Of War 1
- Philippines 1
- Planning -- Defense Planning -- Military Planning -- Naval Planning 1
- Poisoning 1
- Radar -- Radar Equipment 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Rockets -- Aircraft Rockets 1
- Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 1
- Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Interpersonal Relations -- Marriage 1
- Strategy -- Military Tactics -- Rules Of Engagement 1
- Thailand (nation) 1
- USS Forrestal Fire, July 29, 1967 1
- United States (nation) -- Wisconsin (state) -- Waushara (county) -- Plainfield (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Santa Rosa (county) -- Milton (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Whiting Field (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Rhode Island (state) -- Newport (county) -- Rhode Island (island) -- Newport (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Newport (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Tennessee (state) -- Shelby (county) -- Millington (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Memphis (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Bee (county) -- Chase Field Naval Air Station (defense installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Kleberg (county) -- Kingsville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Kingsville (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Nueces (county) -- Corpus Christi (inhabited place) -- Navy Landing Airfield Cabaniss (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Norfolk (independent city) -- Norfolk (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Norfolk (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Wisconsin (state) -- Dane (county) -- Madison (inhabited place) 1
- Weapons -- Antiaircraft Guns 1
- X Division -- Legal Office 1 ∧ less
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