USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Organization
Found in 5 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
Brian Walker Oral History
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Identifier: OHP-071
Scope and Contents
Brian Walker served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34 during Intrepid’s second Vietnam deployment in 1967. He began his interview by discussing his upbringing in Wisconsin and his interest in flight, which began at an early age. Walker then continued, explaining his decision to join the Navy and describing his experiences in flight training, which involved flying T-34s, T-28s, and F-9s. The interview then shifted to Walker’s time aboard Intrepid, where he flew A-4s, an aircraft...
Dates:
February 17, 2016
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
Raymond T. Stone Oral History
Item
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
Sverre O. Bach Oral History
Item
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
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- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 4
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 4
- Aircraft -- Skyhawk 3
- Intrepid -- flight deck 3
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 2
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 2
- Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 2
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 2
- Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 2
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 2
- Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 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
- Warfare -- Aerial Warfare -- Air Strikes 2
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 2
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 1
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents -- Crash Landings 1
- Acoustic Equipment -- Acoustic Detectors -- Sonobuoys 1
- Air Group 6 -- VF-6 1
- Air Traffic Control Systems 1
- Aircraft -- Cougar 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 -- Soviet Cold War -- Mikoyan-Gurevich 1
- Aircraft -- Tiger -- F-11 1
- Aircraft -- Tracker -- S2F -- UF Stoof 1
- Aircraft -- Trojan -- T-28 1
- Arresting(Process) 1
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
- Attack -- Kamikaze 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
- Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
- Burial 1
- CVW-10 -- VA-34 1
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
- Chains -- Anchor Chains 1
- Chile (nation) -- Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (region (administrative division)) -- Wollaston, Islas (island group) -- Hornos, Isla (island) -- Hornos, Cabo de (cape) 1
- Communication And Radio Systems -- Telecommunications -- Television Systems -- Closed Circuit Television 1
- Cryptology 1
- Damage -- Ammunition Damage 1
- Damage Control 1
- Damage Control -- Warning Systems -- Radar Warning Systems 1
- Defense Planning -- Military Planning -- Naval Planning 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures -- Radar Countermeasures 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Night Bombing 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Education -- Training -- Adaptive Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Emergencies 1
- Ensign, O-1 1
- First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 1
- Guam (dependent state) -- Guam Island (island) 1
- Guided Missiles -- Antiaircraft Missiles 1
- Guided Missiles -- Surface To Air Missiles 1
- Gunnery -- Aerial Gunnery 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- carrier air traffic control center (CATCC) 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- cryptology 1
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
- Intrepid -- island 1
- Intrepid -- island -- flag bridge level -- flag bridge 1
- Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 1
- Intrepid -- stateroom 1
- Italy (nation) -- Lazio (region (administrative division)) -- Roma (province) -- Rome (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 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
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings -- Ditching 1
- Legislation -- Military Law 1
- Letter Writing 1
- Mathematics -- Cryptography -- Secure Communications 1
- Military Operations -- Reconnaissance -- Overflight 1
- Morale 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Operations Department 1
- Operations Department -- OI Division 1
- Ordnance -- Guns -- Aircraft Guns 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Personnel -- Operators(Personnel) -- Pilots 1
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
- Poisoning 1
- Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 1
- Processing Equipment -- Data Processing Equipment -- Input Output Devices -- Plotters -- Plotting Boards 1
- Radar -- Radar Equipment 1
- Radar -- Radar Tracking 1
- Radarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, RD2 1
- Rockets -- Aircraft Rockets 1
- Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 1 ∧ less
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