USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Organization
Found in 3 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
Joseph D. Murphy Sr. Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 001
Scope and Contents
Joseph D. Murphy served aboard Intrepid as a gunnery officer and deck officer during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. Murphy began his interview by discussing his family and the community where he was raised. He then described hearing the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor, joining the Navy Reserve, and receiving his commission as an ensign from Columbia midshipmen school. Murphy then continued, describing the first time he saw Intrepid and Intrepid’s commissioning ceremony. At this time,...
Dates:
May 24, 2013
Thomas Dugan Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 015
Scope and Contents
Thomas Dugan, from Greenwood, Texas, served aboard Intrepid as an aviation machinist's mate second class during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He began his interview by discussing his childhood and explaining his jobs with the Civilian Conservations Corps and the Terrell Aviation School in Terrell, Texas. He then discussed his decision to join the Navy. Dugan continued, noting boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois, his brief assignment to Wolverine, and his orders to Intrepid, explaining that...
Dates:
August 17, 2013
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 2
- Attack -- Torpedo Attack 2
- Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 2
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 2
- Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 2
- Homefront 2
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 2
- Intrepid -- island 2
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
- Life(Biology) -- Death 2
- Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 2
- Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 2
- Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 2
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 2
- Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 2
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
- Air Department 1
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 1
- Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class, AMM2 1
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
- Burial 1
- Casualties -- Amputees 1
- Commissioning, August 16, 1943 1
- Damage Control 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) -- Truk Lagoon (anchorage) 1
- Food 1
- Industrial Mobilization 1
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
- Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
- Intrepid -- island -- navigating bridge level 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokohama (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Jobs -- Watch(Duty) 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
- Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Rescues -- Sea Rescues 1
- Seaman 1st Class, S1 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Standards -- Living Standards 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) -- California (state) -- Alameda (county) -- Alameda (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Alameda (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 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
- Wounds And Injuries 1 ∧ less
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