USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

Organization

Staff Only

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

1943-1945 Cruise Book

Item

Identifier: CB 1943-1945

Abstract

The 1943-1945 Intrepid Cruise Book documents Intrepid's deployments during World War II in the Pacific Theater. It details major events that occured during 1943-1945, ports the crew visited, departments and air groups on board, and day to day life on board.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1943–46

Found in: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Online Archives / 1943-1945 Cruise Book

Wesley Hays Oral History

Item

Identifier: OHP 095

Scope and Contents Wesley Hays served aboard Intrepid during World War II, in 1945, as a Corsair pilot in VBF-10. Hays began his interview by providing an overview of his time on board Intrepid. He also briefly discussed his childhood and how he developed an interest in flight. The interview then transitioned to a discussion on flight training, and Hays described the stages of flight training and the aircraft he flew. He also explained how he was assigned to VBF-10 and provided a detailed description of the...

Dates: April 28, 2016

Found in: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Online Archives / Wesley Hays Oral History

Filtered By

Subject: Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 X
Subject: Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) X

Additional filters:

Subject: Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 1; Air Department -- V-1 Division 1; Air Department -- V-2 Division 1; Air Department -- V-3 Division 1; Air Department -- V-4 Division 1; Air Department -- V-5 Division 1; Air Department -- V-6 Division 1; Air Department -- V-7 Division 1; Air Department -- V-8 Division 1; Air Group 10 -- VBF-10 1; Air Group 10 -- VF-10 1; Aircraft -- Corsair 1; Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 1; Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 1; Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1; Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23–26, 1944 1; Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 1; Commissioning, August 16, 1943 1; Communication Artifacts -- Documentary Artifacts -- Other Documents -- Serial -- Yearbook 1; Communications Department 1; Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 1; Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Tactical Bombing -- Dive Bombing 1; Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1; Engineering Department -- A Division 1; Engineering Department -- B Division 1; Engineering Department -- E Division 1; Engineering Department -- M Division 1; Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1; Formosa Air Battle, October 12–14, 1944 1; Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1; Gunnery Department -- UF Weapons Department 1; Hull Department 1; Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 1; Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 1; Intrepid -- squadron ready room 1; Intrepid -- stateroom 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) -- Tokyo (inhabited place) 1; Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1; Japan (nation) -- Ōita (prefecture) -- Usa (inhabited place) 1; Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1; Letter Writing 1; Lieutenant, O-3 1; Marshall Islands (nation) -- Enewetak & Ujelang (municipality) -- Enewetak Atoll (atoll) 1; Medical Department -- H Division 1; Medical Department UF 1; Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 1; Morale -- Awards 1; Navigation Department 1; Northern Mariana Islands (dependent state) -- Saipan (island) 1; Official Personnel -- Chaplains 1; Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1; Preparations for Battle of Peliliu, September 6–14, 1944 1; Recreation -- Games 1; Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 1; Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 1; Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 1; Strikes against the Philippines, October 29 – November 25, 1944 1; Supply Department 1; Trinidad and Tobago (nation) -- Port of Spain (city) -- Port of Spain (inhabited place) 1; United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1; United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Clay (county) -- Green Cove Springs (inhabited place) -- Lee Field Naval Air Station (air base) 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) -- 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) -- Texas (state) -- Dallas (county) -- Dallas (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Dallas (air base) 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) -- Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (air base) 1; United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Norfolk (independent city) -- Norfolk (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Norfolk (air base) 1