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USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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

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Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 2
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 2
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 2
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Intrepid -- flight deck 2
Intrepid -- island 2
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 2
Liberty 2
Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 2
Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 2
Recreation -- Sports 2
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 2
Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 2
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 2
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 2
Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 1
Accidents -- Boat And Ship Accidents 1
Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 1
Attack -- Torpedo Attack 1
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
Barbados (nation) -- Barbados (island) 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
Burial 1
Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
Chemical Agents -- Defoliants -- Agent Orange 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 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
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
Engineering Department -- B Division 1
Engineering Department -- R Division 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) -- Truk Lagoon (anchorage) 1
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class, FC3 1
Fluids -- Vapors -- Water Vapor -- Steam 1
Food 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 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
Heaters -- Boilers 1
Homefront 1
Industrial Mobilization 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Interrogation 1
Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
Intrepid -- hold -- fire room 1
Intrepid -- island -- navigating bridge level 1
Intrepid -- island -- tower -- O8 level -- primary flight control 1
Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 1
Italy (nation) -- Campania (region (administrative division)) -- Napoli (province) -- Naples (inhabited place) 1
Italy (nation) -- Tuscany (region (administrative division)) -- Livorno (province) -- Livorno (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Lebanon (nation) -- Beyrouth (governorate) -- Beirut (inhabited place) 1
Letter Writing 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Mediterranean Cruise, 1959 1
Mediterranean Cruise, 1961–62 1
North Sea (sea) 1
Official Personnel -- Chaplains 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 1
Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
Rescues -- Life Saving 1
Rescues -- Sea Rescues 1
Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Group Dynamics -- Leadership 1
Standards -- Living Standards 1
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 1
Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 1
Tubes -- Boiler Tubes 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
Viet Nam (nation) -- Mekong Delta (delta) 1
Waves -- Mechanical Waves -- Water Waves -- Ocean Waves 1
Weapons -- Antiaircraft Guns 1
Yeoman Petty Officer 2nd Class, YN2 1
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