Gorski, Elizabeth C.
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Herman F. Nascimento Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 058
Scope and Contents
Herman Nascimento served aboard Growler from 1958 to 1961, as an engineman petty officer third class. Nascimento began his interview by providing a brief overview of his time in the Navy. He then explained his family history, discussed growing up in Hawaii, and recounted some of his memories of growing up in Hawaii during WWII. Nascimento next discussed his motivation for joining the Navy and volunteering for the submarine service. The interview then shifted toward submarine training...
Dates:
October 01, 2014
Kenneth Erger Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 193
Scope and Contents
Kenneth Erger served aboard Intrepid as a fire controlman third class during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He began his interview by discussing his childhood in Iowa and describing life growing up on a farm. Erger then explained his decision to join the Navy and described boot camp before stating that he went aboard Intrepid while the ship was in San Francisco. He noted the ship’s shakedown after being repaired from a torpedo strike and also recounted the arrival of the air group and the...
Dates:
April 11, 2019
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- Subject: Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 X
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- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
- Burial 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays 1
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 1
- Criminal Justice System -- Law Enforcement -- Shore Patrol 1
- Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
- Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class, FC3 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Hygiene 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
- Intrepid -- flight deck 1
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
- Intrepid -- island 1
- Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
- Letter Writing 1
- Liberty 1
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 1
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 1
- Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
- Official Personnel -- Chaplains 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Recreation -- Sports 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
- Swimming 1
- Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 1
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 1
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
- Weapons -- Antiaircraft Guns 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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