Williams, Jessica
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James Smith Oral History
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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...
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August 16, 2013
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- Accidents 1
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- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 1
- Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
- Burial 1
- Casualties -- Amputees 1
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) 1
- Food 1
- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- sail 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 1
- Hazing 1
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- Hygiene 1
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
- Intrepid -- flight deck 1
- Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
- Intrepid -- island 1
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokohama (inhabited place) 1
- Jobs -- Watch(Duty) 1
- Liberty 1
- Life(Biology) -- Death 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
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- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
- Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 1
- Recreation 1
- Seaman 1st Class, S1 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 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) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 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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