Gorski, Elizabeth C.
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Wesley Hays Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 095
Scope and Contents
Wesley Hays served aboard Intrepid during World War II, in 1945, as a Corsair pilot in VBF-10. Hays began his interview by providing an overview of his time on board Intrepid. He also briefly discussed his childhood and how he developed an interest in flight. The interview then transitioned to a discussion on flight training, and Hays described the stages of flight training and the aircraft he flew. He also explained how he was assigned to VBF-10 and provided a detailed description of the...
Dates:
April 28, 2016
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- Subject: Military Forces (United States) -- Navy X
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- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 8
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 7
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 4
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 4
- Intrepid -- flight deck 4
- Aircraft -- Skyhawk 3
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 3
- Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 3
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 3
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 3
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 3
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 3
- Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 3
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 3
- Intrepid -- squadron ready room 3
- Letter Writing 3
- Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
- Vietnam War, 1966–68 3
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 3
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 2
- Aircraft -- Mentor -- T-34 2
- Aircraft -- Skyraider 2
- Aircraft -- Tiger -- F-11 2
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 2
- CVW-10 -- VA-34 2
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 2
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Food 2
- Growler -- engine room 2
- Growler -- engine room control booth 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- sail 2
- Guided Missiles -- Surface To Air Missiles 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 2
- Intrepid -- island 2
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 2
- Intrepid -- stateroom 2
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
- Liberty 2
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 2
- Lieutenant, O-3 2
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 2
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 2
- Morale 2
- Morale -- Awards 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Recreation -- Sports 2
- Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 2
- Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 2
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 2
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 2
- Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 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) -- Illinois (state) -- Cook (county) -- Glenview (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Glenview (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Mississippi (state) -- Lauderdale (county) -- Meridian (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Meridian (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Kleberg (county) -- Kingsville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Kingsville (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Nueces (county) -- Corpus Christi (inhabited place) -- Navy Landing Airfield Cabaniss (air base) 2
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
- Warfare -- Aerial Warfare -- Air Strikes 2
- Weapons -- Antiaircraft Guns 2
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 2
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents -- Crash Landings 1
- Accidents -- Boat And Ship Accidents 1
- Acoustic Equipment -- Acoustic Detectors -- Sonobuoys 1
- Air Group 10 -- VBF-10 1
- Air Group 10 -- VF-10 1
- Air Group 18 -- VT-18 1
- Air Traffic Control Systems 1
- Aircraft -- Avenger -- TBF 1
- Aircraft -- Buckeye -- T-2 1
- Aircraft -- Corsair 1
- Aircraft -- Cougar 1
- Aircraft -- Cougar -- F9F 1
- Aircraft -- Crusader -- F-8 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 -- Torpedo Attack 1
- Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
- Barbados (nation) -- Barbados (island) 1
- Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
- Burial 1
- Casualties 1 ∧ less
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