Williams, Jessica
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
James Smith Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 012
Scope and Contents
James Smith served aboard Intrepid during World War II, from 1943 to 1946, and was a seaman first class stationed as a first loader on a 40mm gun. Smith began his interview by providing a brief background of his life before he joined the Navy. He then discussed his decision join the Navy, how he felt after the Pearl Harbor attack, being assigned to gunnery, and his job as a first loader. After focusing on his initial Navy experiences, Smith described the first time he saw Intrepid, as well...
Dates:
August 16, 2013
Joseph Barry Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 013
Scope and Contents
Joseph Barry served aboard Intrepid as a radioman during World War II. Barry began his interview by recalling the early years of his life. He then discussed how he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor and his decision to join the Navy. Barry next recounted becoming a radioman, seeing Intrepid for the first time, and working in the radio shack. He described the radio shack, stated the number of men that worked in that space, and explained the job they performed. Barry also noted that the...
Dates:
August 17, 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
Filtered By
- Subject: Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 X
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- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 2
- Burial 2
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 2
- Intrepid -- flight deck 2
- Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 2
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
- Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 2
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 2
- Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 2
- United States (nation) -- New York (State) -- Seneca (County) -- Sampson Naval Training Station (naval base) 2
- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 1
- Attack -- Torpedo Attack 1
- Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
- Casualties -- Amputees 1
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
- Clothing -- Uniforms 1
- Communication Equipment -- Radio Equipment 1
- Communications Department 1
- Damage Control 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) 1
- Food 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 1
- Homefront 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 1
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- radio central 1
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
- Intrepid -- island 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- sick bay 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokohama (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
- Jobs -- Watch(Duty) 1
- Life(Biology) -- Death 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Operations Department -- OI Division 1
- Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Personnel -- Operators (Personnel) -- Radio Operators 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
- Religion 1
- Seaman 1st Class, S1 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 1
- Standards -- Living Standards 1
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 1
- Trinidad and Tobago (nation) -- Port of Spain (city) -- Port of Spain (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Aleutian Islands (island group) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maryland (state) -- Cecil (county) -- Port Deposit (inhabited place) -- United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge (military installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Massachusetts (state) -- Suffolk (county) -- Boston (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Rhode Island (state) -- Newport (county) -- Rhode Island (island) -- Newport (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Newport (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Portsmouth (independent city) -- Portsmouth (inhabited place) 1 ∧ less
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