Williams, Jessica
Person
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
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
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...
Dates:
August 16, 2013
James W. Day Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 130
Scope and Contents
James Day served aboard Growler as a hospital corpsman from 1961 to 1963. He began his interview by discussing why he joined the Navy and providing a brief overview of his service. Day noted boot camp, hospital corps school in San Diego at the Balboa Naval Hospital, operating room technician school at Bethesda Maryland Naval Hospital, being stationed at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, and his time as an OR tech aboard the hospital ship Haven during the Korean War. Day also stated that he left...
Dates:
May 24, 2017
Jimm Larry Hendren Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 023
Scope and Contents
Jimm Larry Hendren served aboard Intrepid as the ship’s legal officer during the 1966 WESTPAC cruise to Vietnam. Hendren began his interview by discussing his family’s history and describing his education, from high school through Naval Justice School. He then continued, stating that his first orders were as Assistant Legal Officer at Commander Fleet Air Norfolk, where a fortuitous meeting with Captain Giuseppe Macri and Captain John Fair resulted in Hendren becoming Intrepid’s legal...
Dates:
November 11, 2013
Joseph Barry Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 013
Scope and Contents
Joseph Barry served aboard Intrepid as a radioman during World War II. Barry began his interview by recalling the early years of his life. He then discussed how he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor and his decision to join the Navy. Barry next recounted becoming a radioman, seeing Intrepid for the first time, and working in the radio shack. He described the radio shack, stated the number of men that worked in that space, and explained the job they performed. Barry also noted that the...
Dates:
August 17, 2013
June Hays Oral History
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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
Kenneth Erger Oral History
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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
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
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- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 28
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- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 14
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 14
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 11
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 11
- Recreation 11
- Food 10
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 10
- Strategy -- Deterrence 10
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 9
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 8
- Growler -- control room and attack center 8
- Growler -- crew's quarters 8
- Hygiene 8
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 8
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 8
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 8
- Accidents 7
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 7
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 7
- Growler -- enlisted mess 7
- Growler -- sail 7
- Communications Technicians, CTs 6
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 6
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 6
- Liberty 6
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 6
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- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 6
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 5
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 5
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 5
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 5
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 5
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 5
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 5
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 5
- Navigation 5
- Recreation -- Games 5
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 5
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 5
- Vietnam War, 1966–68 5
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 5
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- Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 4
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- Growler -- sonar room 4
- Growler -- wardroom 4
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 4
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 4
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 4
- Intrepid -- flight deck 4
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 4
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 4
- Letter Writing 4
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 4
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 4
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 4
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 4
- Radar -- Radar Equipment 4
- Recreation -- Sports 4
- Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 4
- Sonar Equipment 4
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 3
- Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 3
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 3
- Burial 3
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- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 3
- First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 3
- Growler -- galley 3
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 3
- Growler -- radio room 3
- Hazing 3
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 3
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- Intrepid -- hangar deck 3
- Intrepid -- island 3
- Intrepid -- stateroom 3
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 3
- Morale 3
- Morale -- Awards 3
- Operations Department -- OI Division 3
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 3
- Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 3
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 3
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 3
- Seaman, E-3 3
- Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 3
- Sonar 3
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 3
- Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 3
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