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USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

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Found in 5 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

Joseph Barry Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 013
Scope and Contents Joseph Barry served aboard Intrepid as a radioman during World War II. Barry began his interview by recalling the early years of his life. He then discussed how he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor and his decision to join the Navy. Barry next recounted becoming a radioman, seeing Intrepid for the first time, and working in the radio shack. He described the radio shack, stated the number of men that worked in that space, and explained the job they performed. Barry also noted that the...
Dates: August 17, 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

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

William J. Murphy Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 016
Scope and Contents William Murphy served aboard Intrepid as a musician third class and was a member of the Navy band (both the “square” and “swing” bands) during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Murphy began his interview by stating that he remembered living in South Omaha, Nebraska, and then relocating to a small town near Chicago at the age of 4 or 5. Murphy explained that his mother and sister were musicians, and that he had experimented with music, playing all through high school, a theme that would...
Dates: August 18, 2013

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  • Subject: Military Forces (United States) -- Navy X
  • Subject: Attack -- Torpedo Attack X

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Subject
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 4
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 4
Intrepid -- flight deck 4
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 4
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 3
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Intrepid -- hangar deck 3
Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 3
Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 3
Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 3
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 3
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 2
Commissioning, August 16, 1943 2
Damage Control 2
Food 2
Intrepid -- crew berthing 2
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 2
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 2
Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 2
Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 2
Standards -- Living Standards 2
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 2
Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 2
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 2
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
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
Burial 1
Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
Clothing -- Uniforms 1
Communication Equipment -- Radio Equipment 1
Communications Department 1
Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
Ensign, O-1 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 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
Flight -- Flight Maneuvers 1
Formosa Air Battle, October 12–14, 1944 1
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 1
Homefront 1
Industrial Mobilization 1
Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- radio central 1
Intrepid -- island 1
Intrepid -- island -- navigating bridge level 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- sick bay 1
Intrepid -- squadron ready room 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings 1
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings -- Ditching 1
Leave 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Life(Biology) -- Death 1
Musician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MU3 1
Personnel -- Operators (Personnel) -- Radio Operators 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Preparations for Battle of Peliliu, September 6–14, 1944 1
Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Religion 1
Rescues -- Sea Rescues 1
Ships -- Naval Vessels -- Naval Vessels(Combatant) -- Submarines -- Attack Submarine 1
Strikes against the Philippines, October 29 – November 25, 1944 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Aleutian Islands (island group) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Alameda (county) -- Alameda (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Alameda (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- San Francisco (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Cook (county) -- Glenview (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Glenview (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- New York (State) -- Seneca (County) -- Sampson Naval Training Station (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- North Carolina (state) -- Orange (county) -- Chapel Hill (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Nueces (county) -- Corpus Christi (inhabited place) -- Navy Landing Airfield Cabaniss (air base) 1
Wounds And Injuries 1
X Division -- Band 1
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