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
Douglas Peterson Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 082
Scope and Contents
Douglas Peterson served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34, flying A-4 Skyhawks during Intrepid’s second deployment to Vietnam in 1967. Peterson began his interview by discussing his interest in airplanes and his desire to fly. He then continued, stating that he entered the Naval Academy in June of 1960, graduated in 1964, and immediately began flight training at Saufley Field in Pensacola, Florida, where he primarily flew T-34s. While discussing flight training, Peterson also...
Dates:
September 22, 2015
Laurence H. Blackburn, Jr. Oral History
Item
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
Mike Wade Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 086
Scope and Contents
Mike Wade served aboard Intrepid as an air intelligence officer in VA-34 during Intrepid’s second deployment to Vietnam in 1967. He began his interview by discussing his life before joining the Navy, stating that he grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, attended the University of Georgia, and graduated with a degree in chemistry. Wade then discussed his route to Navy flight training, noting that he had initially intended to be a pilot, before explaining why he eventually became an air intelligence...
Dates:
September 19, 2015
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
Wesley Hays Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 095
Scope and Contents
Wesley Hays served aboard Intrepid during World War II, in 1945, as a Corsair pilot in VBF-10. Hays began his interview by providing an overview of his time on board Intrepid. He also briefly discussed his childhood and how he developed an interest in flight. The interview then transitioned to a discussion on flight training, and Hays described the stages of flight training and the aircraft he flew. He also explained how he was assigned to VBF-10 and provided a detailed description of the...
Dates:
April 28, 2016
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- Subject: Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom X
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- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 5
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 4
- Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 4
- Vietnam War, 1966–68 4
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 3
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 3
- Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 3
- Intrepid -- stateroom 3
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 3
- Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 3
- Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 3
- “Intrepid Four” Protest, October 23, 1967 3
- CVW-10 -- VA-34 2
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 2
- First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 2
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 2
- Intrepid -- hangar deck -- fantail 2
- Intrepid -- squadron ready room 2
- Military Operations -- Reconnaissance -- Overflight 2
- Radar -- Radar Equipment 2
- Rescues -- Sea Rescues 2
- South China Sea (sea) -- Dixie Station (military instillation) 2
- Strategy -- Military Tactics -- Rules Of Engagement 2
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Duval (county) -- Jacksonville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Cecil Field (air base) 2
- Viet Nam (nation) -- Hải Phòng (municipality) -- Hải Phòng (inhabited place) 2
- Warfare -- Aerial Warfare -- Air Strikes 2
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 1
- Acoustic Equipment -- Acoustic Detectors -- Sonobuoys 1
- Air Group 10 -- VBF-10 1
- Air Group 10 -- VF-10 1
- Air Traffic Control Systems 1
- Aircraft -- Corsair 1
- Aircraft -- Cougar 1
- Aircraft -- Cougar -- AF-9J 1
- Aircraft -- Mentor -- T-34 1
- Aircraft -- North Vietnamese -- Mikoyan-Gurevich UF MiG 1
- Aircraft -- Skyhawk 1
- Aircraft -- Tiger -- F-11 1
- Aircraft -- Tracker -- S2F -- UF Stoof 1
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 1
- Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Performance (Human) 1
- China (nation) -- Hong Kong (semi–independent political entity) -- Hong Kong Island (area) -- Hong Kong (island) 1
- Commander, O-5 1
- Communication And Radio Systems -- Telecommunications -- Television Systems -- Closed Circuit Television 1
- Cryptology 1
- Damage -- Ammunition Damage 1
- Damage Control -- Warning Systems -- Radar Warning Systems 1
- Defense Planning -- Military Planning -- Naval Planning 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Tactical Bombing -- Dive Bombing 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Discipline 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
- Egypt (nation) -- Aqaba, Gulf of (gulf) 1
- Engineering -- Aeronautical Engineering -- Space Technology 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Health -- Mental Health 1
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- carrier air traffic control center (CATCC) 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- cryptology 1
- Intrepid -- island -- flag bridge level -- flag bridge 1
- Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- sick bay 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Tōkyō (metropolis) -- Tokyo (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Ōita (prefecture) -- Usa (inhabited place) 1
- Leave 1
- Letter Writing 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Emergency Medicine 1
- Mathematics -- Cryptography -- Secure Communications 1
- Medical Department UF 1
- Medicine -- Military Medicine 1
- Military Personnel -- Military Surgeons -- Flight Surgeons 1
- Morale 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Navigation -- Radar Navigation 1
- Operations Department 1
- Operations Department -- OI Division 1
- Personnel Management -- Absenteeism 1
- Philippines 1
- Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 1
- Planning -- Defense Planning -- Military Planning -- Naval Planning 1
- Poisoning 1
- Processing Equipment -- Data Processing Equipment -- Input Output Devices -- Plotters -- Plotting Boards 1
- Radar -- Radar Tracking 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Ships -- Naval Vessels -- Naval Vessels(Combatant) -- Submarines -- Nuclear Powered Submarines 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Spain (nation) -- Catalonia (autonomous community) -- Barcelona (province) -- Barcelona (inhabited place) 1
- Standards -- Living Standards 1
- Third Vietnam Deployment, June 1968 – February 1969 1 ∧ less
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