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Gaines, Richard K., Commander

 Person

Biography

Richard K. Gaines had a long and successful career in the U.S. Navy, ultimately attaining the rank of captain. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1921 and retired in 1955. In August 1943, Gaines became Intrepid’s first executive officer. Due to various changes in command, Gaines had temporary command of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Intrepid (CV-11) from March 28 to April 19, 1944 and from May 19 to 30, 1944. Gaines served as the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Intrepid’s (CV-11) executive officer for approximately one year.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Intrepid Then, Now, Forever: Volume 2, Number 2, June 1, 1944

 Digital Collection
Identifier: 19440601.pdf
Dates: June 1, 1944

Joseph D. Murphy Sr. Oral History

 Item
Identifier: OHP 001
Scope and Contents Joseph D. Murphy served aboard Intrepid as a gunnery officer and deck officer during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. Murphy began his interview by discussing his family and the community where he was raised. He then described hearing the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor, joining the Navy Reserve, and receiving his commission as an ensign from Columbia midshipmen school. Murphy then continued, describing the first time he saw Intrepid and Intrepid’s commissioning ceremony. At this time,...
Dates: May 24, 2013

Raymond T. Stone Oral History

 Item
Identifier: OHP 007
Scope and Contents Raymond T. Stone served aboard Intrepid as a radarman second class during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Stone began his interview by recalling the moment he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then discussed his decision to join the Navy, basic training, how he became a radarman, and his first time seeing Intrepid. Stone continued by describing his work in Intrepid’s combat information center (CIC). He covered topics such as the layout of CIC, the communication of information, the...
Dates: June 14, 2013

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  • Subject: Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 X

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Collection 2
Digital Record 1
 
Subject
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 2
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 2
Intrepid -- flight deck 2
Intrepid -- hangar deck 2
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 2
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United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 2
Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 1
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
Attack -- Torpedo Attack 1
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
Burial 1
Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
Commander, O-5 1
Commissioning, August 16, 1943 1
Communication Artifacts -- Documentary Artifacts -- Graphic Documents -- Cartoon 1
Communication Artifacts -- Documentary Artifacts -- Graphic Documents -- Map 1
Communication Artifacts -- Documentary Artifacts -- Literary Works -- Poem 1
Communication Artifacts -- Documentary Artifacts -- Other Documents -- Serial -- Newspaper 1
Damage Control 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) -- Truk Lagoon (anchorage) 1
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 1
Homefront 1
Industrial Mobilization 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 1
Intrepid -- island 1
Intrepid -- island -- navigating bridge level 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Operations Department -- OI Division 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Personnel -- Operators(Personnel) -- Pilots 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Radar -- Radar Equipment 1
Radarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, RD2 1
Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 1
Rescues -- Sea Rescues 1
Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 1
Standards -- Living Standards 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
Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 1
Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Massachusetts (state) -- Suffolk (county) -- Boston (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- New York (State) -- Seneca (County) -- Sampson Naval Training Station (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Rhode Island (state) -- Newport (county) -- Rhode Island (island) -- Newport (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Newport (naval base) 1
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