Fipp, Bernard
Person
Dates
- Existence: June 11, 1940 - March 20, 2018
- Existence: VA-34 squadron: 1967
Military Service
Bernard Fipp, from San Diego, California, served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11) as an attack aviator in VA-34, flying A-4 Skyhawks. However, before his time in the Navy, Fipp served in the Coast Guard from January 1963 to September 1964. He joined the Navy in September 1964 and remained in the Navy until September 1969, having served aboard Intrepid during the 1967 WESTPAC cruise to Vietnam. After his time in the Navy, Fipp worked in real estate and owned a car dealership, before retiring and traveling with his wife and visiting his children and grandchildren. Fipp also wrote the book "Triple Sticks," which is based on the Triple Sticks log that Fipp and his bunkmates kept in 1967.
Career Post-Military
Bernard Fipp worked as a real estate investor after his U.S. Navy service.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Bernard Fipp Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 056
Scope and Contents
Bernard Fipp served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34, flying A-4 Skyhawks during Intrepid’s second deployment to Vietnam in 1967. Fipp began his interview by discussing his early life in San Diego, California. He then explained his decision to join the Coast Guard in 1963, after graduating from the University of Oregon in 1962. Fipp then stated that he finished his active duty in the Coast Guard, decided to join the Navy, and trained at Pensacola in 1965, under the AOC Program...
Dates:
October 9, 2014
Brian Walker Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP-071
Scope and Contents
Brian Walker served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34 during Intrepid’s second Vietnam deployment in 1967. He began his interview by discussing his upbringing in Wisconsin and his interest in flight, which began at an early age. Walker then continued, explaining his decision to join the Navy and describing his experiences in flight training, which involved flying T-34s, T-28s, and F-9s. The interview then shifted to Walker’s time aboard Intrepid, where he flew A-4s, an aircraft...
Dates:
February 17, 2016
Mike Krebs Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 081
Scope and Contents
Mike Krebs served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34, flying A-4 Skyhawks during Intrepid’s second deployment to Vietnam in 1967. He began his interview by explaining that he grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, studied electrical engineering at Marquette University, and joined the NROTC. Krebs then continued, stating that after graduation he received orders to attend fight school at Saufley Field in Pensacola, Florida. While discussing his flight training, Krebs noted that he also flew...
Dates:
September 17, 2015
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- Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 2
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 2
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- Thailand (nation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Wisconsin (state) -- Waushara (county) -- Plainfield (inhabited place) 1
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