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USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

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Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Bernard J. St. John Oral History

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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

David E. Benedict Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 034
Scope and Contents David Benedict served aboard Intrepid as a boiler tender in the number two boiler room, and as a yeoman in the engineering office, from October 1958 to July 1961. Benedict began his interview by providing an overview of his service aboard Intrepid, noting the years he was aboard and discussing his first job as a boiler tender in the number two boiler room and his second job as a yeoman in the engineering office. Benedict then spoke about recreation aboard ship and visiting different...
Dates: May 23, 2014

Joseph D. Murphy Sr. Oral History

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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

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

Laurence H. Blackburn, Jr. Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 008
Scope and Contents Laurence Blackburn served as the senior medical officer aboard Intrepid during the ship’s first and second deployments to Vietnam, from 1965 to 1967. Blackburn began his interview by discussing his decision to become a doctor. He then recounted joining the Navy, meeting his wife while in medical school, and attending flight surgeon school. Blackburn then continued, relating his decision to serve aboard Intrepid rather than Randolph, and shortly thereafter learning that Intrepid was being...
Dates: July 12, 2013

Raymond T. Stone Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 007
Scope and Contents Raymond T. Stone served aboard Intrepid as a radarman second class during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Stone began his interview by recalling the moment he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then discussed his decision to join the Navy, basic training, how he became a radarman, and his first time seeing Intrepid. Stone continued by describing his work in Intrepid’s combat information center (CIC). He covered topics such as the layout of CIC, the communication of information, the...
Dates: June 14, 2013

Richard A. Schacht Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 017
Scope and Contents Richard Schacht served aboard Intrepid as an officer in the OI Division from 1966-1968, during the Vietnam War. Schacht began his interview by stating that he lived with severe asthma attacks throughout his childhood until his parents took him to a hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi where he was subsequently cured. He then stated that he received his B.S. in Business Administration from Northwestern University during the height of the Vietnam War, and explained his reasons for joining the Navy:...
Dates: August 18, 2013

Thomas Dugan Oral History

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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

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Intrepid -- hangar deck 6
Intrepid -- flight deck 5
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 5
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 4
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 4
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Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 4
Attack -- Torpedo Attack 3
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 3
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 3
Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 3
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 3
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 3
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 2
Burial 2
Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 2
Damage Control 2
Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 2
Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 2
First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 2
Food 2
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 2
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 2
Intrepid -- hangar deck -- fantail 2
Intrepid -- island 2
Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 2
Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
Liberty 2
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 2
Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 2
Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 2
Operations Department -- OI Division 2
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 2
Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 2
Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 2
Radar -- Radar Equipment 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 2
Recreation -- Sports 2
Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 2
Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 2
South China Sea (sea) -- Dixie Station (military instillation) 2
Standards -- Living Standards 2
Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 2
Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 2
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
United States (nation) -- Rhode Island (state) -- Newport (county) -- Rhode Island (island) -- Newport (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Newport (naval base) 2
Vietnam War, 1966–68 2
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 2
“Intrepid Four” Protest, October 23, 1967 2
Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 1
Accidents -- Boat And Ship Accidents 1
Air Department 1
Air Group 18 -- VT-18 1
Aircraft -- Avenger -- TBF 1
Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 1
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 1
Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class, AMM2 1
Barbados (nation) -- Barbados (island) 1
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Performance (Human) 1
Chemical Agents -- Defoliants -- Agent Orange 1
China (nation) -- Hong Kong (semi–independent political entity) -- Hong Kong Island (area) -- Hong Kong (island) 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Commander, O-5 1
Commissioning, August 16, 1943 1
Criminal Justice System -- Law Enforcement -- Shore Patrol 1
Cuba (nation) -- Guantánamo (province) -- Guantánamo, Bahía de (bay) -- Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (naval base) 1
Discipline 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1
Egypt (nation) -- Aqaba, Gulf of (gulf) 1
Engineering -- Aeronautical Engineering -- Space Technology 1
Engineering Department -- B Division 1
Engineering Department -- R Division 1
Ensign, O-1 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) -- Truk Lagoon (anchorage) 1
Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class, FC3 1
Flight -- Flight Maneuvers 1
Fluids -- Vapors -- Water Vapor -- Steam 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Formosa Air Battle, October 12–14, 1944 1
France (nation) -- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (region (administrative division)) -- Cannes (inhabited place) 1
Gibraltar (dependent state) -- Gibraltar (inhabited place) 1
Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 1
Health -- Mental Health 1
Heaters -- Boilers 1
Homefront 1
Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
Industrial Mobilization 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Interrogation 1
Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
Intrepid -- hold -- fire room 1
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