Walker, Brian
Person
Dates
- Existence: March 17, 1941
Biography
Brian Walker, from Plainfield, Wisconsin, served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11) during the second Vietnam deployment in 1967. Walker was an attack aviator in VA-34, flying A-4 Skyhawks on “road recces” and Alpha Strikes. While aboard Intrepid he was also berthed in the junior officer bunkroom known as “Triple Sticks.” After Walker’s deployment aboard Intrepid had ended, he made one final cruise aboard Forrestal before leaving the Navy and returning to Wisconsin where he became involved in banking.
Race/Ethnicity
English
Chronology:
Military Service Dates- July 1964
- Start of Pre-flight Training
- Feb. or March 1967
- Start of Service Aboard Intrepid
- December 1967
- End of Service Aboard Intrepid
- July 1, 1969
- End of Military Service
Found in 3 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
Mike Wade Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 086
Scope and Contents
Mike Wade served aboard Intrepid as an air intelligence officer in VA-34 during Intrepid’s second deployment to Vietnam in 1967. He began his interview by discussing his life before joining the Navy, stating that he grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, attended the University of Georgia, and graduated with a degree in chemistry. Wade then discussed his route to Navy flight training, noting that he had initially intended to be a pilot, before explaining why he eventually became an air intelligence...
Dates:
September 19, 2015
Filtered By
- Subject: Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Aircraft -- Cougar 2
- Aircraft -- Mentor -- T-34 2
- Aircraft -- Skyhawk 2
- Aircraft -- Tiger -- F-11 2
- Damage -- Ammunition Damage 2
- Damage Control -- Warning Systems -- Radar Warning Systems 2
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 2
- Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 2
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 2
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 2
- Rescues -- Sea Rescues 2
- Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 2
- Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 2
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Escambia (county) -- Pensacola (inhabited place) -- Naval Auxiliary Air Station Saufley Field (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Mississippi (state) -- Lauderdale (county) -- Meridian (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Meridian (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Wisconsin (state) -- Dane (county) -- Madison (inhabited place) 2
- 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
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Guided Missiles -- Antiaircraft Missiles 1
- Guided Missiles -- Surface To Air Missiles 1
- Gunnery -- Aerial Gunnery 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
- Intrepid -- squadron ready room 1
- Military Operations -- Reconnaissance -- Overflight 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Ordnance -- Guns -- Aircraft Guns 1
- Philippines 1
- Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 1
- Planning -- Defense Planning -- Military Planning -- Naval Planning 1
- Radar -- Radar Equipment 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Rockets -- Aircraft Rockets 1
- Strategy -- Military Tactics -- Rules Of Engagement 1
- Thailand (nation) 1
- USS Forrestal Fire, July 29, 1967 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
- Weapons -- Antiaircraft Guns 1
- “Intrepid Four” Protest, October 23, 1967 1 ∧ less
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