Williams, Jessica
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Found in 2 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
June Hays Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 096
Scope and Contents
June Hays married Wesley Hays in 1943, and experienced life on the home front during World War II while Wes served aboard Intrepid in VBF-10. Hays began her interview by discussing her childhood in Santa Anna, Texas. She also explained how she met Wesley Hays. June then recalled Wes joining the Navy, getting engaged to Wes, getting married in Pensacola, and having their first son, Wes Jr. As the interview continued, June noted that Wes was eventually stationed in Groton, Connecticut, and...
Dates:
April 28, 2016
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- Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 1
- Animals -- Vertebrates -- Mammals -- Primates -- Humans -- Youth -- Children -- Infants 1
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- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
- Burial 1
- Casualties -- Amputees 1
- Documents -- Periodicals -- Newspapers 1
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- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
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- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 1
- Homecoming 1
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
- Intrepid -- flight deck 1
- Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
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- Jobs -- Watch(Duty) 1
- Letter Writing 1
- Life(Biology) -- Death 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 1
- Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1
- Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 1
- Seaman 1st Class, S1 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 1
- Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Interpersonal Relations -- Marriage 1
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 1
- Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 1
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- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) 1
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- United States (nation) -- Maryland (state) -- Cecil (county) -- Port Deposit (inhabited place) -- United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge (military installation) 1
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- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Portsmouth (independent city) -- Portsmouth (inhabited place) 1
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