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Boehm, Eric

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Alfred A. "Pete" Smith Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 028
Scope and Contents Alfred “Pete” Smith served as the operations officer aboard Intrepid from 1970 to 1972. Smith began his interview by stating that he joined the Navy Reserves in 1947, at the age of 17. He then provided a brief outline of his early Navy career, from being an enlisted reservist, to joining a submarine division, and then entering the Naval Academy, graduating in 1953. Smith continued, recounting his assignments in the aviation community, from receiving his wings in November 1954, through...
Dates: January 16, 2014

Bernard Fipp Oral History

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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

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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

Jimm Larry Hendren Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 023
Scope and Contents Jimm Larry Hendren served aboard Intrepid as the ship’s legal officer during the 1966 WESTPAC cruise to Vietnam. Hendren began his interview by discussing his family’s history and describing his education, from high school through Naval Justice School. He then continued, stating that his first orders were as Assistant Legal Officer at Commander Fleet Air Norfolk, where a fortuitous meeting with Captain Giuseppe Macri and Captain John Fair resulted in Hendren becoming Intrepid’s legal...
Dates: November 11, 2013

Pete Schoeffel Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 146
Scope and Contents Pete Schoeffel served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator, first with VA-66 from August 1961 to March 1962, and then with VA-15 from April 1966 to November 1966 and May 1967 to October 1967. Schoeffel began his interview by discussing his childhood in Washington, D.C., one location where his father served as a naval officer. He then discussed his graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1954, and his experience serving aboard a destroyer minelayer early in his naval career, noting...
Dates: September 17, 2017

Sverre O. Bach Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 018
Scope and Contents Sverre Bach served aboard Intrepid as an F6F pilot in VF-6 during World War II, in 1944. Bach began his interview by discussing his family history and stating that he followed in the footsteps of his two older brothers who were naval aviators. He then described the various stages of flight training, the aircraft he flew, and the lessons he learned. Bach then discussed his training in the F4F Wildcat and explained the differences between the American F4F and the Japanese “Zero.” He also...
Dates: August 17, 2013

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Aircraft -- Skyhawk 5
Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 5
Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 4
Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 4
Vietnam War, 1966–68 4
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Aircraft -- Mentor -- T-34 3
Education -- Training -- Flight Training 3
Guided Missiles -- Surface To Air Missiles 3
Intrepid -- flight deck 3
Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 3
Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 3
Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 3
Warfare -- Aerial Warfare -- Air Strikes 3
Aircraft -- Cougar -- F9F 2
Aircraft -- Skyraider 2
Aircraft -- Tiger -- F-11 2
CVW-10 -- VA-34 2
Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 2
Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Night Bombing 2
First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 2
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 2
Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 2
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 2
Personnel -- Prisoners -- Prisoners Of War 2
Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 2
United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Duval (county) -- Jacksonville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Cecil Field (air base) 2
United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Escambia (county) -- Pensacola (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Pensacola (air base) 2
United States (nation) -- Mississippi (state) -- Lauderdale (county) -- Meridian (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Meridian (air base) 2
Viet Nam (nation) -- Hà Nội (municipality) -- Hà Nội (inhabited place) 2
Abandonment -- Bailout -- Ejection 1
Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 1
Accidents -- Aviation Accidents -- Crash Landings 1
Acoustic Equipment -- Acoustic Detectors -- Sonobuoys 1
Air Group 6 -- VF-6 1
Air Traffic Control Systems 1
Aircraft -- Buckeye -- T-2 1
Aircraft -- Cougar 1
Aircraft -- Crusader -- F-8 1
Aircraft -- Hellcat 1
Aircraft -- Japanese -- Aichi -- D3A -- UF Val 1
Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubishi -- A6M -- UF Zeke UF Zero 1
Aircraft -- Soviet Cold War -- Mikoyan-Gurevich 1
Aircraft -- Tracker -- S2F -- UF Stoof 1
Aircraft -- Trojan -- T-28 1
Arresting(Process) 1
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 1
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
Battle of Kwajalein Atoll, January 31– February 3, 1944 1
CVG-6 -- VA-66 1
CVW-10 -- VA-15 1
Casualties 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Thanksgiving 1
Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
Chains -- Anchor Chains 1
Chile (nation) -- Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (region (administrative division)) -- Wollaston, Islas (island group) -- Hornos, Isla (island) -- Hornos, Cabo de (cape) 1
Communication And Radio Systems -- Telecommunications -- Television Systems -- Closed Circuit Television 1
Cryptology 1
Damage -- Ammunition Damage 1
Damage Control -- Warning Systems -- Radar Warning Systems 1
Defense Planning -- Military Planning -- Naval Planning 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures -- Radar Countermeasures 1
Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Low Altitude Bombing 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Education -- Training -- Adaptive Training 1
Emergencies 1
Ensign, O-1 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Guam (dependent state) -- Guam Island (island) 1
Guided Missiles -- Air To Surface Missiles 1
Guided Missiles -- Air to Air Missiles 1
Guided Missiles -- Antiaircraft Missiles 1
Guided Missiles -- Antiradiation Missiles 1
Gunnery -- Aerial Gunnery 1
Homecoming 1
Indicators -- Angle Of Attack Indicators 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 1
Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- carrier air traffic control center (CATCC) 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- cryptology 1
Intrepid -- island 1
Intrepid -- island -- flag bridge level -- flag bridge 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 1
Intrepid -- squadron ready room 1
Intrepid -- stateroom 1
Italy (nation) -- Campania (region (administrative division)) -- Napoli (province) -- Naples (inhabited place) 1
Italy (nation) -- Lazio (region (administrative division)) -- Roma (province) -- Rome (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Tōkyō (metropolis) -- Ogasawara-gunto (island group) -- Kazan-rettō (island group) -- Iō-jima (island) 1
Japan (nation) -- Kyūshū-chihō (region (administrative division)) -- Kagoshima-ken (prefecture) -- Amami-shotō (island group) -- Amami-Ō-shima (island) 1
Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Crash Landings -- Ditching 1
Legislation -- Military Law 1
Letter Writing 1
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