Williams, Jessica
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Kenneth Erger Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 193
Scope and Contents
Kenneth Erger served aboard Intrepid as a fire controlman third class during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He began his interview by discussing his childhood in Iowa and describing life growing up on a farm. Erger then explained his decision to join the Navy and described boot camp before stating that he went aboard Intrepid while the ship was in San Francisco. He noted the ship’s shakedown after being repaired from a torpedo strike and also recounted the arrival of the air group and the...
Dates:
April 11, 2019
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
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- Subject
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
- Burial 1
- CVW-10 -- VA-34 1
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 1
- Criminal Justice System -- Law Enforcement -- Shore Patrol 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
- Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class, FC3 1
- Food 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
- Intrepid -- flight deck 1
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
- Intrepid -- island 1
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
- Letter Writing 1
- Liberty 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 1
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 1
- Official Personnel -- Chaplains 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Philippines 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Planning -- Defense Planning -- Military Planning -- Naval Planning 1
- Radar -- Radar Equipment 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Rescues -- Sea Rescues 1
- Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 1
- Strategy -- Military Tactics -- Rules Of Engagement 1
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 1
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 1
- Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 1
- USS Forrestal Fire, July 29, 1967 1
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Duval (county) -- Jacksonville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Cecil Field (air base) 1
- Viet Nam (nation) -- Hải Phòng (municipality) -- Hải Phòng (inhabited place) 1
- Vietnam War, 1966–68 1
- Warfare -- Aerial Warfare -- Air Strikes 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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