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USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

1943-1945 Cruise Book

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Identifier: CB 1943-1945
Abstract

The 1943-1945 Intrepid Cruise Book documents Intrepid's deployments during World War II in the Pacific Theater. It details major events that occured during 1943-1945, ports the crew visited, departments and air groups on board, and day to day life on board.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1943–46

1943-1963 Cruise Book

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Identifier: CB 1943-1963
Scope and Contents Table of Contents Commanding Officer........................2 Commanding Carrier Division Twenty........4 Introduction..............................9 Origin of INTREPID Tradition..............11 The War Years.............................14 The Middle Years - "Mothballs"............102 Recommissioned Attack Carrier (CVA).......114 CVA to...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1943–63

1943-1968 Cruise Book

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Identifier: CB 1943-1968
Dates: Majority of material found within 1943–68

James Smith Oral History

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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

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

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  • Subject: Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 X

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Subject
Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 5
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 4
Commissioning, August 16, 1943 4
Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 4
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 4
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Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 4
Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 4
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 3
Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23–26, 1944 3
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 3
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 3
Communication Artifacts -- Documentary Artifacts -- Other Documents -- Serial -- Yearbook 3
Formosa Air Battle, October 12–14, 1944 3
Intrepid -- flight deck 3
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 3
Preparations for Battle of Peliliu, September 6–14, 1944 3
Strikes against the Philippines, October 29 – November 25, 1944 3
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 3
Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 2
Attack -- Torpedo Attack 2
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 2
Battle of Kwajalein Atoll, January 31– February 3, 1944 2
Battle of Peliliu, September 15–November 27, 1944 2
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 2
Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 2
Homefront 2
Intrepid -- hangar deck 2
Intrepid -- island 2
Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
Intrepid’s First Commissioning Anniversary, August 16, 1944 2
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 2
Life(Biology) -- Death 2
Mercury 7 recovery, May 24, 1962 2
Modernization SCB-125, September 1956 – May 1957 2
Modernization SCB-27C, 1952–1954 2
Operation Crosswind, December 1957 2
Operation Strikeback, September 1957 2
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 2
Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 2
Recommissioning, June 18, 1954 2
Shakedown Cruise, January 1955 2
Trinidad and Tobago (nation) -- Port of Spain (city) -- Port of Spain (inhabited place) 2
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Portsmouth (independent city) -- Portsmouth (inhabited place) 2
Air Department 1
Air Department -- V-1 Division 1
Air Department -- V-2 Division 1
Air Department -- V-3 Division 1
Air Department -- V-4 Division 1
Air Department -- V-5 Division 1
Air Department -- V-6 Division 1
Air Department -- V-7 Division 1
Air Department -- V-8 Division 1
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class, AMM2 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
Bermuda (dependent state) 1
Brazil (nation) -- Rio de Janeiro (state) -- Rio de Janeiro (inhabited place) 1
Burial 1
Canada (nation) -- Quebec (province) 1
Casualties -- Amputees 1
Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
China (nation) -- Hong Kong (semi–independent political entity) -- Hong Kong Island (area) -- Hong Kong (island) 1
Communications Department 1
Cuba (nation) -- Guantánamo (province) -- Guantánamo, Bahía de (bay) -- Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (naval base) 1
Damage Control 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
Engineering Department -- A Division 1
Engineering Department -- B Division 1
Engineering Department -- E Division 1
Engineering Department -- M Division 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 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
First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 1
Food 1
Gemini 3 recovery, March 23, 1965 1
Gunnery Department -- UF Weapons Department 1
Hull Department 1
Industrial Mobilization 1
Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
Intrepid -- island -- navigating bridge level 1
Intrepid’s Second Commissioning Anniversary, August 16, 1945 1
Jamaica (nation) -- Surrey (county) -- Kingston (parish (political)) -- Kingston (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Nagasaki (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokohama (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Tōkyō (metropolis) -- Tokyo (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
Jobs -- Watch(Duty) 1
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
Launching and Christening, April 26, 1943 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
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