USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Bernard J. St. John Oral History
Item
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
Peter Carle Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 024
Scope and Contents
Peter Carle served aboard Intrepid as a radarman second class from December 1969 to November 1971. Carle began his interview by discussing his decision to join the Navy. Carle then described the training he had received from electronics school and radar school. He also recalled his assignment to Glynco Naval Air Station in Georgia, where he spent his time at C.I.C. school. Carle also noted that the training and experiences he received in the Navy had prepared him for his future job working...
Dates:
November 15, 2013
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- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 2
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 1
- Air Group 18 -- VT-18 1
- Aircraft -- Avenger -- TBF 1
- Aircraft -- Soviet Cold War -- Tupolev -- TU–95 bomber -- UF Bear 1
- Attack -- Torpedo Attack 1
- Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
- Communication And Radio Systems -- Radio Broadcasting 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
- Ensign, O-1 1
- Europe (continent) -- Baltic Sea (sea) 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
- Flight -- Flight Maneuvers 1
- Foreign -- Military Forces (Foreign) -- Soviet Navy 1
- Formosa Air Battle, October 12–14, 1944 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 1
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
- Intrepid -- flight deck 1
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- barber shop 1
- Intrepid -- squadron ready room 1
- Intrepid -- third deck -- ship’s store 1
- Italy (nation) -- Lazio (region (administrative division)) -- Roma (province) -- Rome (inhabited place) 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings -- Ditching 1
- Leave 1
- Mercury 7 recovery, May 24, 1962 1
- Morale 1
- Navigation -- Radar Navigation 1
- Operations Department -- OI Division 1
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
- Preparations for Battle of Peliliu, September 6–14, 1944 1
- Radar -- Radar Equipment 1
- Radar -- Radar Tracking 1
- Radarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, RD2 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Rescues -- Sea Rescues 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 1
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 1
- Strikes against the Philippines, October 29 – November 25, 1944 1
- Supply Department -- S-3 Division 1
- Surveillance -- Ocean Surveillance 1
- United Kingdom (nation) -- Scotland (country) -- Edinburgh (unitary authority) -- Edinburgh (inhabited place) 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) -- Georgia (state) -- Glynn (county) -- Brunswick (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Glynco (air base) 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) -- North Carolina (state) -- Orange (county) -- Chapel Hill (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Rhode Island (state) -- Washington (county) -- Quonset Point (cape) -- Naval Air Station Quonset Point (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Nueces (county) -- Corpus Christi (inhabited place) -- Navy Landing Airfield Cabaniss (air base) 1
- Warfare -- Undersea Warfare -- AntiSubmarine Warfare 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- X Division -- WINT 1 ∧ less
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