USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
James Smith Oral History
Item
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
William J. Murphy Oral History
Item
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
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Attack -- Torpedo Attack 2
- Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 2
- Burial 2
- Intrepid -- flight deck 2
- Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 2
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
- Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 2
- Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 2
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 1
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
- Casualties -- Amputees 1
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
- Clothing -- Uniforms 1
- Commissioning, August 16, 1943 1
- Communication Equipment -- Radio Equipment 1
- Communications Department 1
- Damage Control 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) 1
- Food 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 1
- Homefront 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- radio central 1
- Intrepid -- island 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- sick bay 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokohama (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
- Jobs -- Watch(Duty) 1
- Leave 1
- Life(Biology) -- Death 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Musician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MU3 1
- Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1
- Personnel -- Operators (Personnel) -- Radio Operators 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Religion 1
- Seaman 1st Class, S1 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Ships -- Naval Vessels -- Naval Vessels(Combatant) -- Submarines -- Attack Submarine 1
- Standards -- Living Standards 1
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 1
- Trinidad and Tobago (nation) -- Port of Spain (city) -- Port of Spain (inhabited place) 1
- Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Aleutian Islands (island group) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maryland (state) -- Cecil (county) -- Port Deposit (inhabited place) -- United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge (military installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- New York (State) -- Seneca (County) -- Sampson Naval Training Station (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Portsmouth (independent city) -- Portsmouth (inhabited place) 1
- X Division -- Band 1 ∧ less
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