Snavely, Dan
Person
Biography
Dan Snavely was an attack aviator in VA-34 and served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11) from 4/1967-12/1967. His naval career spans from 9/1959 (ROTC) to 1973 (Reserves). He has participated in our oral history project (OHP 83).
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Douglas Peterson Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 082
Scope and Contents
Douglas Peterson served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34, flying A-4 Skyhawks during Intrepid’s second deployment to Vietnam in 1967. Peterson began his interview by discussing his interest in airplanes and his desire to fly. He then continued, stating that he entered the Naval Academy in June of 1960, graduated in 1964, and immediately began flight training at Saufley Field in Pensacola, Florida, where he primarily flew T-34s. While discussing flight training, Peterson also...
Dates:
September 22, 2015
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- Aircraft -- Cougar -- AF-9J 1
- Aircraft -- North Vietnamese -- Mikoyan-Gurevich UF MiG 1
- Aircraft -- Trojan -- T-28 1
- Chile (nation) -- Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (region (administrative division)) -- Wollaston, Islas (island group) -- Hornos, Isla (island) -- Hornos, Cabo de (cape) 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures -- Radar Countermeasures 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Night Bombing 1
- Education -- Training -- Adaptive Training 1
- Guided Missiles -- Antiaircraft Missiles 1
- Guided Missiles -- Surface To Air Missiles 1
- Gunnery -- Aerial Gunnery 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 1
- Intrepid -- squadron ready room 1
- Military Operations -- Reconnaissance -- Overflight 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Ordnance -- Guns -- Aircraft Guns 1
- Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 1
- Rescues -- Sea Rescues 1
- Rockets -- Aircraft Rockets 1
- Thailand (nation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Wisconsin (state) -- Waushara (county) -- Plainfield (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Santa Rosa (county) -- Milton (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Whiting Field (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Bee (county) -- Chase Field Naval Air Station (defense installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Nueces (county) -- Corpus Christi (inhabited place) -- Navy Landing Airfield Cabaniss (air base) 1
- Viet Nam (nation) -- Hà Nội (municipality) -- Hà Nội (inhabited place) 1
- Viet Nam (nation) -- North Vietnam (territory) 1
- “Intrepid Four” Protest, October 23, 1967 1 ∧ less
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