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USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

 Organization

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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 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

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: Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 X

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Subject
Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 5
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 4
Commissioning, August 16, 1943 4
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 4
Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 4
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Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 4
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 4
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 4
Attack -- Torpedo Attack 3
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 3
Intrepid -- crew berthing 3
Intrepid -- flight deck 3
Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 3
Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 3
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 3
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 2
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 2
Battle of Kwajalein Atoll, January 31– February 3, 1944 2
Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23–26, 1944 2
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 2
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 2
Battle of Peliliu, September 15–November 27, 1944 2
Burial 2
Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 2
Communication Artifacts -- Documentary Artifacts -- Other Documents -- Serial -- Yearbook 2
Formosa Air Battle, October 12–14, 1944 2
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 2
Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 2
Homefront 2
Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 2
Intrepid -- island 2
Intrepid’s First Commissioning Anniversary, August 16, 1944 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
Preparations for Battle of Peliliu, September 6–14, 1944 2
Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 2
Recommissioning, June 18, 1954 2
Shakedown Cruise, January 1955 2
Standards -- Living Standards 2
Strikes against the Philippines, October 29 – November 25, 1944 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) -- 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
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
Bermuda (dependent state) 1
Brazil (nation) -- Rio de Janeiro (state) -- Rio de Janeiro (inhabited place) 1
Canada (nation) -- Quebec (province) 1
Casualties -- Amputees 1
China (nation) -- Hong Kong (semi–independent political entity) -- Hong Kong Island (area) -- Hong Kong (island) 1
Clothing -- Uniforms 1
Communication Equipment -- Radio Equipment 1
Communications Department 1
Cuba (nation) -- Guantánamo (province) -- Guantánamo, Bahía de (bay) -- Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (naval base) 1
Damage Control 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) 1
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) -- Truk Lagoon (anchorage) 1
First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 1
Food 1
Gemini 3 recovery, March 23, 1965 1
Industrial Mobilization 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- radio central 1
Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
Intrepid -- island -- navigating bridge level 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- sick bay 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)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
Jobs -- Watch(Duty) 1
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
Launching and Christening, April 26, 1943 1
Leave 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Life(Biology) -- Death 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Musician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MU3 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Personnel -- Operators (Personnel) -- Radio Operators 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Philippines 1
Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
Religion 1
Rescues -- Sea Rescues 1
Seaman 1st Class, S1 1
Seaman, E-3 1
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