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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 4 Collections and/or Records:

Bernard Fipp Oral History

 Item
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

 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: Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 X

Additional filters:

Subject
Aircraft -- Mentor -- T-34 3
Aircraft -- Skyhawk 3
Aircraft -- Tiger -- F-11 3
Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 3
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 3
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Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 3
Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 3
Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 3
United States (nation) -- Mississippi (state) -- Lauderdale (county) -- Meridian (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Meridian (air base) 3
Viet Nam (nation) -- Hải Phòng (municipality) -- Hải Phòng (inhabited place) 3
Aircraft -- Cougar 2
Damage -- Ammunition Damage 2
Damage Control -- Warning Systems -- Radar Warning Systems 2
Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
Guided Missiles -- Surface To Air Missiles 2
Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 2
Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 2
Intrepid -- squadron ready room 2
Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
Rescues -- Sea Rescues 2
Strategy -- Military Tactics -- Rules Of Engagement 2
United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Escambia (county) -- Pensacola (inhabited place) -- Naval Auxiliary Air Station Saufley Field (air base) 2
United States (nation) -- Wisconsin (state) -- Dane (county) -- Madison (inhabited place) 2
Weapons -- Antiaircraft Guns 2
Aircraft -- Buckeye -- T-2 1
Aircraft -- Cougar -- AF-9J 1
Aircraft -- Cougar -- F9F 1
Aircraft -- Crusader -- F-8 1
Aircraft -- North Vietnamese -- Mikoyan-Gurevich UF MiG 1
Aircraft -- Skyraider 1
Aircraft -- Trojan -- T-28 1
Casualties 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 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures -- Radar Countermeasures 1
Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Low Altitude Bombing 1
Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Night Bombing 1
Education -- Training -- Adaptive Training 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
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Intrepid -- flight deck 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Military Aircraft -- Tactical Aircraft -- Attack Aircraft 1
Military Operations -- Reconnaissance -- Overflight 1
Morale -- Awards 1
Ordnance -- Bombs -- Bomblets 1
Ordnance -- Bombs -- General Purpose Bombs 1
Ordnance -- Guns -- Aircraft Guns 1
Personnel -- Prisoners -- Prisoners Of War 1
Philippines 1
Philippines (nation) -- Bataan (province) -- Naval Air Station Cubi Point (air base) 1
Philippines (nation) -- Cavite (province) -- Cavite (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Sangley Point (naval base) 1
Planning -- Defense Planning -- Military Planning -- Naval Planning 1
Radar -- Radar Equipment 1
Recreation 1
Rockets -- Aircraft Rockets 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) -- Arizona (state) -- Yuma (county) -- Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Alameda (county) -- Coast Guard Island (island) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Escambia (county) -- Pensacola (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Pensacola (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Ocala National Forest (forest) -- Pinecastle Bombing Range (bombing range) 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) -- Kleberg (county) -- Kingsville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Kingsville (air base) 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
Warfare -- Conventional Warfare -- Vietnam War 1
“Intrepid Four” Protest, October 23, 1967 1
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