Williams, Jessica
Person
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
James W. Day Oral History
Item
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
Item
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
Laurence H. Blackburn, Jr. Oral History
Item
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
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
Nancy E. Sloan Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 115
Scope and Contents
Nancy Sloan married Dennis Sloan, who served aboard Growler as an officer from 1959 to 1960. She began her interview by explaining that she met Dennis through a blind date during a visit to the Naval Academy and noting the initial hesitation that her family expressed when she eventually married a “Navy guy.” Sloan then spoke about her introduction to life as a Navy wife, which occurred when Dennis was in submarine school. She also described her trip to Hawaii after Dennis was assigned to...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
Peter Carle Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 024
Scope and Contents
Peter Carle served aboard Intrepid as a radarman second class from December 1969 to November 1971. Carle began his interview by discussing his decision to join the Navy. Carle then described the training he had received from electronics school and radar school. He also recalled his assignment to Glynco Naval Air Station in Georgia, where he spent his time at C.I.C. school. Carle also noted that the training and experiences he received in the Navy had prepared him for his future job working...
Dates:
November 15, 2013
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- Families (Human) -- Family Members 13
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 13
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 11
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 11
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 11
- Recreation 11
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 10
- Strategy -- Deterrence 10
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 8
- Food 8
- Growler -- control room and attack center 8
- Growler -- crew's quarters 8
- Hygiene 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
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 7
- Communications Technicians, CTs 6
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 6
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 6
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 6
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 6
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 6
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 5
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 5
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 5
- Navigation 5
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 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
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 4
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 4
- Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 4
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 4
- Growler -- sonar room 4
- Growler -- wardroom 4
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 4
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 4
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 4
- Liberty 4
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 4
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 4
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 4
- Recreation -- Games 4
- Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 4
- Sonar Equipment 4
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 3
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 3
- Discipline 3
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 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
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 3
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 3
- Morale 3
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 3
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 3
- Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 3
- Radar -- Radar Equipment 3
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 3
- Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 3
- Sonar 3
- Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 3
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 3
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
- Aircraft -- Skyhawk 2
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 2
- CVW-10 -- VA-34 2
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 2
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 2
- Executive Officer 2
- Growler -- engine room 2
- Growler -- engine room control booth 2
- Growler -- officer stateroom 2
- Growler -- toilet 2
- Intrepid -- hangar deck -- fantail 2
- Intrepid -- stateroom 2
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
- Italy (nation) -- Lazio (region (administrative division)) -- Roma (province) -- Rome (inhabited place) 2
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 2
- Leave 2
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 2
- Morale -- Awards 2 ∧ less
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