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USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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

Raymond T. Stone Oral History

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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

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: Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 X

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Attack -- Torpedo Attack 3
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 3
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 3
Intrepid -- flight deck 3
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 3
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Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 3
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 2
Burial 2
Commissioning, August 16, 1943 2
Damage Control 2
Intrepid -- crew berthing 2
Intrepid -- hangar deck 2
Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 2
Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 2
Standards -- Living Standards 2
Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 2
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 2
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
United States (nation) -- New York (State) -- Seneca (County) -- Sampson Naval Training Station (naval base) 2
Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 1
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
Clothing -- Uniforms 1
Communication Equipment -- Radio Equipment 1
Communications Department 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) -- Truk Lagoon (anchorage) 1
Food 1
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 1
Homefront 1
Industrial Mobilization 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 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 -- ready room 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- sick bay 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
Leave 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Musician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MU3 1
Operations Department -- OI Division 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Personnel -- Operators (Personnel) -- Radio Operators 1
Personnel -- Operators(Personnel) -- Pilots 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Radar -- Radar Equipment 1
Radarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, RD2 1
Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
Religion 1
Rescues -- Sea Rescues 1
Ships -- Naval Vessels -- Naval Vessels(Combatant) -- Submarines -- Attack Submarine 1
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Aleutian Islands (island group) 1
United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Massachusetts (state) -- Suffolk (county) -- Boston (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Rhode Island (state) -- Newport (county) -- Rhode Island (island) -- Newport (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Newport (naval base) 1
X Division -- Band 1
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