Williams, Jessica
Person
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
David E. Benedict Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 034
Scope and Contents
David Benedict served aboard Intrepid as a boiler tender in the number two boiler room, and as a yeoman in the engineering office, from October 1958 to July 1961. Benedict began his interview by providing an overview of his service aboard Intrepid, noting the years he was aboard and discussing his first job as a boiler tender in the number two boiler room and his second job as a yeoman in the engineering office. Benedict then spoke about recreation aboard ship and visiting different...
Dates:
May 23, 2014
David E. Bishop Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 118
Scope and Contents
David Bishop served on Growler as a torpedoman third class from December 1959 to September 1961. He began his interview by explaining his decision to join the Navy when he was seventeen years old. Bishop then noted boot camp in San Diego and submarine schools in San Francisco, stating that submarined schools taught you the basic systems aboard a submarine and that the actual operation of these systems occurred once you were on board a boat. As Bishop continued, he described his first day on...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
Helen M. Mehl Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 138
Scope and Contents
Helen M. Mehl married Lieutenant Wayne Mehl in 1961, and spent three years living in Hawaii during Wayne’s service aboard Growler. Mehl began her interview by discussing her childhood and her upbringing in a traditional Methodist family. She then stated that after graduating high school, she attended Stanford University to study art and art history. This was where she met Wayne Mehl, and she noted that by her senior year, they were engaged. Mehl then continued, stating that she moved to...
Dates:
June 29, 2017
Jack Gabler Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 142
Scope and Contents
Jack Gabler served aboard Growler as a sonarman third class from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by stating that he had initially planned to become a veterinarian, however he explained how a turn of events and a chance meeting with a Navy recruiter resulted in him joining the Navy. Gabler then discussed boot camp, which he described as a “real eye awakening moment.” He also recounted his introduction to the submarine service, stating that submarines sailors came to speak with the...
Dates:
August 23, 2017
Wayne J. Mehl Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 137
Scope and Contents
Wayne Mehl served aboard Growler as the engineering officer and the nuclear weapons officer from 1961 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his childhood growing up on a naval base in San Francisco during World War II and noting how his father, a lieutenant during the First World War, heavily influenced his decision to join the Navy. Mehl then discussed his education at Stanford University and explained his decision to join the NROTC program, stating that his engineering degree,...
Dates:
June 29, 2017
Wesley Hays Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 095
Scope and Contents
Wesley Hays served aboard Intrepid during World War II, in 1945, as a Corsair pilot in VBF-10. Hays began his interview by providing an overview of his time on board Intrepid. He also briefly discussed his childhood and how he developed an interest in flight. The interview then transitioned to a discussion on flight training, and Hays described the stages of flight training and the aircraft he flew. He also explained how he was assigned to VBF-10 and provided a detailed description of the...
Dates:
April 28, 2016
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- Families (Human) -- Family Members 9
- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 8
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 8
- Recreation 6
- Strategy -- Deterrence 6
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 6
- Accidents 5
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 5
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 5
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 5
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 5
- Food 4
- Hygiene 4
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
- Recreation -- Games 4
- Communications Technicians, CTs 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Growler -- sonar room 3
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 3
- Liberty 3
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 3
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 2
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- radio room 2
- Growler -- sail 2
- Growler -- toilet 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Lieutenant, O-3 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 2
- Recreation -- Sports 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Security -- Information Security 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Sonar 2
- Sonar Equipment 2
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
- Accidents -- Boat And Ship Accidents 1
- Air Group 10 -- VBF-10 1
- Air Group 10 -- VF-10 1
- Aircraft -- Corsair 1
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 1
- Barbados (nation) -- Barbados (island) 1
- Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Chemical Agents -- Defoliants -- Agent Orange 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
- Cuba (nation) -- Guantánamo (province) -- Guantánamo, Bahía de (bay) -- Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (naval base) 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Tactical Bombing -- Dive Bombing 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Discipline 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
- Engineering Department -- B Division 1
- Engineering Department -- R Division 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
- Fluids -- Vapors -- Water Vapor -- Steam 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- France (nation) -- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (region (administrative division)) -- Cannes (inhabited place) 1
- Gibraltar (dependent state) -- Gibraltar (inhabited place) 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
- Growler -- officer stateroom 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Heaters -- Boilers 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
- Interrogation 1
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
- Intrepid -- hold -- fire room 1
- Intrepid -- island -- tower -- O8 level -- primary flight control 1
- Intrepid -- junior officer bunkroom 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 1
- Intrepid -- squadron ready room 1
- Intrepid -- stateroom 1
- Italy (nation) -- Campania (region (administrative division)) -- Napoli (province) -- Naples (inhabited place) 1
- Italy (nation) -- Tuscany (region (administrative division)) -- Livorno (province) -- Livorno (inhabited place) 1 ∧ less
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