Williams, Jessica

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Brian Walker Oral History

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Identifier: OHP-071

Scope and Contents Brian Walker served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34 during Intrepid’s second Vietnam deployment in 1967. He began his interview by discussing his upbringing in Wisconsin and his interest in flight, which began at an early age. Walker then continued, explaining his decision to join the Navy and describing his experiences in flight training, which involved flying T-34s, T-28s, and F-9s. The interview then shifted to Walker’s time aboard Intrepid, where he flew A-4s, an aircraft...

Dates: February 17, 2016

Found in: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Online Archives / Brian Walker Oral History

Laurence H. Blackburn, Jr. Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 008

Scope and Contents Laurence Blackburn served as the senior medical officer aboard Intrepid during the ship’s first and second deployments to Vietnam, from 1965 to 1967. Blackburn began his interview by discussing his decision to become a doctor. He then recounted joining the Navy, meeting his wife while in medical school, and attending flight surgeon school. Blackburn then continued, relating his decision to serve aboard Intrepid rather than Randolph, and shortly thereafter learning that Intrepid was being...

Dates: July 12, 2013

Found in: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Online Archives / Laurence H. Blackburn, Jr. Oral History

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Subject: Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) X

Williams, Jessica

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Brian Walker Oral History

Laurence H. Blackburn, Jr. Oral History

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