USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Bernard J. St. John Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 027
Scope and Contents
Bernard “Ben” St. John served aboard Intrepid as an Avenger torpedo bomber pilot in VT-18 during World War II, from late 1944 until July 1945. St. John began his interview by discussing his hometown, Adams, Massachusetts, his years in high school, and some of his early jobs. He also recalled hearing about the war in Europe and later the attack on Pearl Harbor. St. John then discussed his decision to become a pilot, the different levels of pilot training, carrier quals, and his first landing...
Dates:
December 7, 2013
Joseph Barry Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 013
Scope and Contents
Joseph Barry served aboard Intrepid as a radioman during World War II. Barry began his interview by recalling the early years of his life. He then discussed how he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor and his decision to join the Navy. Barry next recounted becoming a radioman, seeing Intrepid for the first time, and working in the radio shack. He described the radio shack, stated the number of men that worked in that space, and explained the job they performed. Barry also noted that the...
Dates:
August 17, 2013
Raymond T. Stone Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 007
Scope and Contents
Raymond T. Stone served aboard Intrepid as a radarman second class during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Stone began his interview by recalling the moment he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then discussed his decision to join the Navy, basic training, how he became a radarman, and his first time seeing Intrepid. Stone continued by describing his work in Intrepid’s combat information center (CIC). He covered topics such as the layout of CIC, the communication of information, the...
Dates:
June 14, 2013
Filtered By
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 2
- Attack -- Torpedo Attack 2
- Intrepid -- flight deck 2
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 2
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
- Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 2
- United States (nation) -- New York (State) -- Seneca (County) -- Sampson Naval Training Station (naval base) 2
- Air Group 18 -- VT-18 1
- Aircraft -- Avenger -- TBF 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
- Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
- Burial 1
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
- Clothing -- Uniforms 1
- Communication Equipment -- Radio Equipment 1
- Communications Department 1
- Damage Control 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training 1
- Ensign, O-1 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
- Flight -- Flight Maneuvers 1
- Food 1
- Formosa Air Battle, October 12–14, 1944 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 1
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
- Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- radio central 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- sick bay 1
- Intrepid -- squadron ready room 1
- Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings -- Ditching 1
- Operations Department -- OI Division 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Personnel -- Operators (Personnel) -- Radio Operators 1
- Personnel -- Operators(Personnel) -- Pilots 1
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
- Preparations for Battle of Peliliu, September 6–14, 1944 1
- Radar -- Radar Equipment 1
- Radarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, RD2 1
- Religion 1
- Standards -- Living Standards 1
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 1
- Strikes against the Philippines, October 29 – November 25, 1944 1
- Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Aleutian Islands (island group) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- San Francisco (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Cook (county) -- Glenview (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Glenview (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Massachusetts (state) -- Suffolk (county) -- Boston (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- North Carolina (state) -- Orange (county) -- Chapel Hill (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Rhode Island (state) -- Newport (county) -- Rhode Island (island) -- Newport (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Newport (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Nueces (county) -- Corpus Christi (inhabited place) -- Navy Landing Airfield Cabaniss (air base) 1 ∧ less
∨ more