USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Alfred A. "Pete" Smith Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 028
Scope and Contents
Alfred “Pete” Smith served as the operations officer aboard Intrepid from 1970 to 1972. Smith began his interview by stating that he joined the Navy Reserves in 1947, at the age of 17. He then provided a brief outline of his early Navy career, from being an enlisted reservist, to joining a submarine division, and then entering the Naval Academy, graduating in 1953. Smith continued, recounting his assignments in the aviation community, from receiving his wings in November 1954, through...
Dates:
January 16, 2014
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
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
Jimm Larry Hendren Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 023
Scope and Contents
Jimm Larry Hendren served aboard Intrepid as the ship’s legal officer during the 1966 WESTPAC cruise to Vietnam. Hendren began his interview by discussing his family’s history and describing his education, from high school through Naval Justice School. He then continued, stating that his first orders were as Assistant Legal Officer at Commander Fleet Air Norfolk, where a fortuitous meeting with Captain Giuseppe Macri and Captain John Fair resulted in Hendren becoming Intrepid’s legal...
Dates:
November 11, 2013
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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- Intrepid -- flight deck 4
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- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 4
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 3
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 3
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 3
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 3
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 3
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 3
- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 2
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 2
- Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 2
- Burial 2
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 2
- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 2
- Homefront 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 2
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 2
- Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 2
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 2
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
- Letter Writing 2
- Liberty 2
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 2
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 2
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 2
- Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 2
- Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 2
- Recreation -- Sports 2
- Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 2
- Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 2
- Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 2
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 1
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents -- Crash Landings 1
- Accidents -- Boat And Ship Accidents 1
- Acoustic Equipment -- Acoustic Detectors -- Sonobuoys 1
- Air Traffic Control Systems 1
- Aircraft -- Skyhawk 1
- Aircraft -- Skyraider 1
- Aircraft -- Soviet Cold War -- Mikoyan-Gurevich 1
- Aircraft -- Tracker -- S2F -- UF Stoof 1
- Arresting(Process) 1
- Attack -- Torpedo Attack 1
- Barbados (nation) -- Barbados (island) 1
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
- Casualties -- Amputees 1
- Chains -- Anchor Chains 1
- Chemical Agents -- Defoliants -- Agent Orange 1
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Commissioning, August 16, 1943 1
- Communication And Radio Systems -- Telecommunications -- Television Systems -- Closed Circuit Television 1
- Criminal Justice System -- Law Enforcement -- Shore Patrol 1
- Cryptology 1
- Cuba (nation) -- Guantánamo (province) -- Guantánamo, Bahía de (bay) -- Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (naval base) 1
- Defense Planning -- Military Planning -- Naval Planning 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
- Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 1
- Emergencies 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) 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
- First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 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
- Heaters -- Boilers 1
- Industrial Mobilization 1
- Interrogation 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- carrier air traffic control center (CATCC) 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- cryptology 1
- Intrepid -- hold -- fire room 1
- Intrepid -- island -- flag bridge level -- flag bridge 1
- Intrepid -- island -- navigating bridge level 1
- Intrepid -- island -- tower -- O8 level -- primary flight control 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 1
- Intrepid -- stateroom 1
- Italy (nation) -- Campania (region (administrative division)) -- Napoli (province) -- Naples (inhabited place) 1
- Italy (nation) -- Lazio (region (administrative division)) -- Roma (province) -- Rome (inhabited place) 1
- Italy (nation) -- Tuscany (region (administrative division)) -- Livorno (province) -- Livorno (inhabited place) 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) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Jobs -- Watch(Duty) 1
- Lebanon (nation) -- Beyrouth (governorate) -- Beirut (inhabited place) 1 ∧ less
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