Smith, Alfred A. "Pete"

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: April 6, 1930

Biography

Alfred “Pete” Smith was born and raised in Hempstead, Long Island, and served as the operations officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11) from 1970 to 1972. Smith worked in, and improved, ASCAC (Anti-Submarine Classification and Analysis Center) and C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) during Intrepid’s time as an ASW (anti-submarine warfare) carrier. Smith spent 12 years in the VS (anti-submarine squadron) community, including his 2 years aboard Intrepid. After his time on Intrepid, Smith became the head of CNO briefers in the Pentagon, commanded the attack cargo ship St. Louis (LKA-116), and commanded the helicopter carrier Tripoli, before returning to the Pentagon to serve as the executive assistant to the Navy’s Director of Command and Control.

Chronology:

1947
: Start Date of Military Service
1970
: Start Date of Service Aboard Intrepid
1972
: End Date of Service Aboard Intrepid
1980
: End Date of Military Service

Race/Ethnicity

Caucasian

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Alfred A. "Pete" Smith Oral History

Item

Identifier: OHP 028

Scope and Contents Alfred “Pete” Smith served as the operations officer aboard Intrepid from 1970 to 1972. Smith began his interview by stating that he joined the Navy Reserves in 1947, at the age of 17. He then provided a brief outline of his early Navy career, from being an enlisted reservist, to joining a submarine division, and then entering the Naval Academy, graduating in 1953. Smith continued, recounting his assignments in the aviation community, from receiving his wings in November 1954, through...

Dates: January 16, 2014

Found in: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Online Archives / Alfred A. "Pete" Smith Oral History