USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph D. Murphy Sr. Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 001
Scope and Contents
Joseph D. Murphy served aboard Intrepid as a gunnery officer and deck officer during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. Murphy began his interview by discussing his family and the community where he was raised. He then described hearing the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor, joining the Navy Reserve, and receiving his commission as an ensign from Columbia midshipmen school. Murphy then continued, describing the first time he saw Intrepid and Intrepid’s commissioning ceremony. At this time,...
Dates:
May 24, 2013
Kenneth Erger Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 193
Scope and Contents
Kenneth Erger served aboard Intrepid as a fire controlman third class during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He began his interview by discussing his childhood in Iowa and describing life growing up on a farm. Erger then explained his decision to join the Navy and described boot camp before stating that he went aboard Intrepid while the ship was in San Francisco. He noted the ship’s shakedown after being repaired from a torpedo strike and also recounted the arrival of the air group and the...
Dates:
April 11, 2019
Sverre O. Bach Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 018
Scope and Contents
Sverre Bach served aboard Intrepid as an F6F pilot in VF-6 during World War II, in 1944. Bach began his interview by discussing his family history and stating that he followed in the footsteps of his two older brothers who were naval aviators. He then described the various stages of flight training, the aircraft he flew, and the lessons he learned. Bach then discussed his training in the F4F Wildcat and explained the differences between the American F4F and the Japanese “Zero.” He also...
Dates:
August 17, 2013
William J. Murphy Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 016
Scope and Contents
William Murphy served aboard Intrepid as a musician third class and was a member of the Navy band (both the “square” and “swing” bands) during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Murphy began his interview by stating that he remembered living in South Omaha, Nebraska, and then relocating to a small town near Chicago at the age of 4 or 5. Murphy explained that his mother and sister were musicians, and that he had experimented with music, playing all through high school, a theme that would...
Dates:
August 18, 2013
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- Subject: Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons X
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- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 3
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 3
- Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 3
- Attack -- Torpedo Attack 2
- Burial 2
- Commissioning, August 16, 1943 2
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 2
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 2
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 2
- Intrepid -- island 2
- Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 2
- Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 2
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 2
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 2
- Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 2
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 2
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 1
- Air Group 6 -- VF-6 1
- Aircraft -- Hellcat 1
- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Aichi -- D3A -- UF Val 1
- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 1
- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubishi -- A6M -- UF Zeke UF Zero 1
- Aircraft -- Skyhawk 1
- Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 1
- Battle of Kwajalein Atoll, January 31– February 3, 1944 1
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 1
- Criminal Justice System -- Law Enforcement -- Shore Patrol 1
- Damage Control 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
- Ensign, O-1 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) -- Truk Lagoon (anchorage) 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
- Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class, FC3 1
- Food 1
- Guam (dependent state) -- Guam Island (island) 1
- Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 1
- Homefront 1
- Industrial Mobilization 1
- Intrepid -- island -- navigating bridge level 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Tōkyō (metropolis) -- Ogasawara-gunto (island group) -- Kazan-rettō (island group) -- Iō-jima (island) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kyūshū-chihō (region (administrative division)) -- Kagoshima-ken (prefecture) -- Amami-shotō (island group) -- Amami-Ō-shima (island) 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings -- Ditching 1
- Leave 1
- Letter Writing 1
- Liberty 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 1
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 1
- Musician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MU3 1
- Official Personnel -- Chaplains 1
- Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
- Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Rescues -- Sea Rescues 1
- Ships -- Naval Vessels -- Naval Vessels(Combatant) -- Submarines -- Attack Submarine 1
- Social Sciences -- Economics -- Economic Analysis -- Budgets -- Military Budgets -- Naval Budgets 1
- Standards -- Living Standards 1
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Escambia (county) -- Pensacola (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Pensacola (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Cook (county) -- Glenview (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Glenview (air base) 1
- Warfare -- Aerial Warfare 1
- Warfare -- Aerial Warfare -- Air Strikes 1
- Weapons -- Antiaircraft Guns 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
- X Division -- Band 1 ∧ less
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