USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
James Smith Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 012
Scope and Contents
James Smith served aboard Intrepid during World War II, from 1943 to 1946, and was a seaman first class stationed as a first loader on a 40mm gun. Smith began his interview by providing a brief background of his life before he joined the Navy. He then discussed his decision join the Navy, how he felt after the Pearl Harbor attack, being assigned to gunnery, and his job as a first loader. After focusing on his initial Navy experiences, Smith described the first time he saw Intrepid, as well...
Dates:
August 16, 2013
William J. Murphy Oral History
Item
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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- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 1
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
- Attack -- Torpedo Attack 1
- Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
- Casualties -- Amputees 1
- Commissioning, August 16, 1943 1
- Damage Control 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 1
- Homefront 1
- Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
- Intrepid -- island 1
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokohama (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
- Jobs -- Watch(Duty) 1
- Leave 1
- Life(Biology) -- Death 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Musician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MU3 1
- Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 1
- Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Seaman 1st Class, S1 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Ships -- Naval Vessels -- Naval Vessels(Combatant) -- Submarines -- Attack Submarine 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
- Trinidad and Tobago (nation) -- Port of Spain (city) -- Port of Spain (inhabited place) 1
- Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maryland (state) -- Cecil (county) -- Port Deposit (inhabited place) -- United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge (military installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Portsmouth (independent city) -- Portsmouth (inhabited place) 1
- X Division -- Band 1 ∧ less
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