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USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

 Organization

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

1943-1968 Cruise Book

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Identifier: CB 1943-1968
Dates: Majority of material found within 1943–68

Joseph Barry Oral History

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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

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

Paul Lyness Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A2015.62
Abstract The Paul Lyness papers document Lyness’s World War II government and U.S. Navy positions, including his service on USS Intrepid. They reflect his work with Captain/Rear Admiral Thomas Sprague both on Intrepid and during Sprague’s command of Carrier Division 22. The collection contains general reference material on each position, such as rosters of officers and organizational charts, and also contains numerous undated handwritten notes and reminiscences, such as one on the Crossing the...
Dates: ca. February 13, 1942–2007

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  • Subject: Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 X
  • Subject: Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line X

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Subject
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 3
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 3
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 3
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 2
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 2
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Battle of Kwajalein Atoll, January 31– February 3, 1944 2
Food 2
Intrepid -- crew berthing 2
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 2
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 2
Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
Attack -- Torpedo Attack 1
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23–26, 1944 1
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 1
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
Battle of Peliliu, September 15–November 27, 1944 1
Brazil (nation) -- Rio de Janeiro (state) -- Rio de Janeiro (inhabited place) 1
Burial 1
China (nation) -- Hong Kong (semi–independent political entity) -- Hong Kong Island (area) -- Hong Kong (island) 1
Clothing -- Uniforms 1
Commissioning, August 16, 1943 1
Communication Artifacts -- Documentary Artifacts -- Government Records -- Record, Executive -- Record, Military 1
Communication Artifacts -- Documentary Artifacts -- Other Documents -- Correspondence -- Letter 1
Communication Artifacts -- Documentary Artifacts -- Other Documents -- Serial -- Yearbook 1
Communication Equipment -- Radio Equipment 1
Communications Department 1
Criminal Justice System -- Law Enforcement -- Shore Patrol 1
Cuba (nation) -- Guantánamo (province) -- Guantánamo, Bahía de (bay) -- Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (naval base) 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training 1
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class, FC3 1
First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 1
Formosa Air Battle, October 12–14, 1944 1
Gemini 3 recovery, March 23, 1965 1
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
Intrepid -- flight deck 1
Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- radio central 1
Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
Intrepid -- island 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- sick bay 1
Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 1
Intrepid’s First Commissioning Anniversary, August 16, 1944 1
Intrepid’s Second Commissioning Anniversary, August 16, 1945 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Nagasaki (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
Launching and Christening, April 26, 1943 1
Letter Writing 1
Liberty 1
Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 1
Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 1
Mercury 7 recovery, May 24, 1962 1
Modernization SCB-125, September 1956 – May 1957 1
Modernization SCB-27C, 1952–1954 1
Official Personnel -- Chaplains 1
Operation Crosswind, December 1957 1
Operation Strikeback, September 1957 1
Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1
Personnel -- Operators (Personnel) -- Radio Operators 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Philippines 1
Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 1
Preparations for Battle of Peliliu, September 6–14, 1944 1
Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 1
Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 1
Recommissioning, June 18, 1954 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Religion 1
Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 1
Shakedown Cruise, January 1955 1
Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 1
Singapore (nation) -- Singapore (inhabited place) 1
Standards -- Living Standards 1
Strikes against the Philippines, October 29 – November 25, 1944 1
Third Vietnam Deployment, June 1968 – February 1969 1
Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 1
Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Aleutian Islands (island group) 1
United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Duval (county) -- Jacksonville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Cecil Field (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- New York (State) -- Seneca (County) -- Sampson Naval Training Station (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Portsmouth (independent city) -- Portsmouth (inhabited place) 1
Weapons -- Antiaircraft Guns 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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