USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Bernard Fipp Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 056
Scope and Contents
Bernard Fipp served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34, flying A-4 Skyhawks during Intrepid’s second deployment to Vietnam in 1967. Fipp began his interview by discussing his early life in San Diego, California. He then explained his decision to join the Coast Guard in 1963, after graduating from the University of Oregon in 1962. Fipp then stated that he finished his active duty in the Coast Guard, decided to join the Navy, and trained at Pensacola in 1965, under the AOC Program...
Dates:
October 9, 2014
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
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
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Aircraft -- Skyhawk 2
- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 2
- Ensign, O-1 2
- Intrepid -- squadron ready room 2
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings -- Ditching 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Escambia (county) -- Pensacola (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Pensacola (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Cook (county) -- Glenview (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Glenview (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 2
- Warfare -- Aerial Warfare -- Air Strikes 2
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 2
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 1
- Air Group 18 -- VT-18 1
- Air Group 6 -- VF-6 1
- Aircraft -- Avenger -- TBF 1
- Aircraft -- Buckeye -- T-2 1
- Aircraft -- Cougar -- F9F 1
- Aircraft -- Crusader -- F-8 1
- Aircraft -- Hellcat 1
- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Aichi -- D3A -- UF Val 1
- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubishi -- A6M -- UF Zeke UF Zero 1
- Aircraft -- Mentor -- T-34 1
- Aircraft -- Skyraider 1
- Aircraft -- Tiger -- F-11 1
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
- Attack -- Torpedo Attack 1
- Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
- Battle of Kwajalein Atoll, January 31– February 3, 1944 1
- CVW-10 -- VA-34 1
- Casualties 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Low Altitude Bombing 1
- Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
- Flight -- Flight Maneuvers 1
- Formosa Air Battle, October 12–14, 1944 1
- Guam (dependent state) -- Guam Island (island) 1
- Guided Missiles -- Air To Surface Missiles 1
- Guided Missiles -- Air to Air Missiles 1
- Guided Missiles -- Antiradiation Missiles 1
- Guided Missiles -- Surface To Air Missiles 1
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
- Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 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
- Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Military Aircraft -- Tactical Aircraft -- Attack Aircraft 1
- Ordnance -- Bombs -- Bomblets 1
- Ordnance -- Bombs -- General Purpose Bombs 1
- Personnel -- Prisoners -- Prisoners Of War 1
- Philippines (nation) -- Bataan (province) -- Naval Air Station Cubi Point (air base) 1
- Philippines (nation) -- Cavite (province) -- Cavite (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Sangley Point (naval base) 1
- Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 1
- Preparations for Battle of Peliliu, September 6–14, 1944 1
- Recreation 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 1
- Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 1
- Social Sciences -- Economics -- Economic Analysis -- Budgets -- Military Budgets -- Naval Budgets 1
- Strategy -- Military Tactics -- Rules Of Engagement 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
- Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Arizona (state) -- Yuma (county) -- Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Alameda (county) -- Coast Guard Island (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- San Francisco (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Duval (county) -- Jacksonville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Cecil Field (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Ocala National Forest (forest) -- Pinecastle Bombing Range (bombing range) 1
- United States (nation) -- Mississippi (state) -- Lauderdale (county) -- Meridian (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Meridian (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- North Carolina (state) -- Orange (county) -- Chapel Hill (inhabited place) 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) -- Navy Landing Airfield Cabaniss (air base) 1
- Vietnam War, 1966–68 1
- Warfare -- Aerial Warfare 1
- Warfare -- Conventional Warfare -- Vietnam War 1
- Weapons -- Antiaircraft Guns 1 ∧ less
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