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Dzendzel, David

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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

Joseph D. Murphy Sr. Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 001
Scope and Contents Joseph D. Murphy served aboard Intrepid as a gunnery officer and deck officer during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. Murphy began his interview by discussing his family and the community where he was raised. He then described hearing the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor, joining the Navy Reserve, and receiving his commission as an ensign from Columbia midshipmen school. Murphy then continued, describing the first time he saw Intrepid and Intrepid’s commissioning ceremony. At this time,...
Dates: May 24, 2013

Mike Krebs Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 081
Scope and Contents Mike Krebs served aboard Intrepid as an attack aviator in VA-34, flying A-4 Skyhawks during Intrepid’s second deployment to Vietnam in 1967. He began his interview by explaining that he grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, studied electrical engineering at Marquette University, and joined the NROTC. Krebs then continued, stating that after graduation he received orders to attend fight school at Saufley Field in Pensacola, Florida. While discussing his flight training, Krebs noted that he also flew...
Dates: September 17, 2015

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  • Subject: Military Forces (United States) -- Navy X
  • Subject: Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery X

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Aircraft -- Japanese -- Mitsubish -- G4M -- UF Betty 2
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 2
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 2
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 2
Gunnery Department -- 5th Division 2
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Homefront 2
Intrepid -- flight deck 2
Intrepid -- island 2
Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 2
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 2
Panama Canal Collision, December 9, 1943 2
Raids on Japanese Home Islands, March 1945 -- Kamikaze Near-Miss, March 18, 1945 2
Rescues -- Sea Rescues 2
Shakedown Cruise, October 1943 2
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 2
Surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945 2
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Francisco (county) -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 2
Abandonment -- Bailout -- Ejection 1
Aircraft -- Cessna 150 1
Aircraft -- Corsair II -- A-7 1
Aircraft -- Cougar 1
Aircraft -- Cougar -- F9F 1
Aircraft -- North Vietnamese -- Mikoyan-Gurevich UF MiG 1
Aircraft -- Skyhawk 1
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
Attack -- Torpedo Attack 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology -- Propaganda 1
Burial 1
CVW-10 -- VA-34 1
Casualties -- Amputees 1
Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 1
Commissioning, August 16, 1943 1
Countermeasures -- Radar Countermeasures -- Radar Confusion Reflectors -- Chaff -- Chaff Dispensers 1
Damage -- Ammunition Damage 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures -- Radar Countermeasures 1
Education -- Training -- Adaptive Training 1
Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1
Education -- Training -- Leadership Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) 1
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Chuuk (state) -- Truk Islands (island group) -- Truk Lagoon (anchorage) 1
Guided Missiles -- Surface To Air Missiles 1
Gunnery -- Aerial Gunnery 1
Industrial Mobilization 1
Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
Intrepid -- fo’c’sle deck 1
Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
Intrepid -- island -- navigating bridge level 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokohama (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Jobs -- Watch(Duty) 1
Life(Biology) -- Death 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Ordnance -- Bombs -- Practice Bombs 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Personnel -- Prisoners -- Prisoners Of War 1
Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 1
Seaman 1st Class, S1 1
Seaman, E-3 1
Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Interpersonal Relations -- Marriage 1
Standards -- Living Standards 1
Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 1
Trinidad and Tobago (nation) -- Port of Spain (city) -- Port of Spain (inhabited place) 1
Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 1944 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Newport News (independent city) -- Newport News (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Duval (county) -- Jacksonville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Cecil Field (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Escambia (county) -- Pensacola (inhabited place) -- Naval Auxiliary Air Station Saufley Field (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
United States (nation) -- Maryland (state) -- Cecil (county) -- Port Deposit (inhabited place) -- United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge (military installation) 1
United States (nation) -- Mississippi (state) -- Lauderdale (county) -- Meridian (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Meridian (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Tennessee (state) -- Shelby (county) -- Millington (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Memphis (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Texas (state) -- Kleberg (county) -- Kingsville (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Kingsville (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Portsmouth (independent city) -- Portsmouth (inhabited place) 1
Viet Nam (nation) -- Hà Nội (municipality) -- Hà Nội (inhabited place) 1
Viet Nam (nation) -- Hải Phòng (municipality) -- Hải Phòng (inhabited place) 1
Viet Nam (nation) -- North Vietnam (territory) 1
Vietnam War, 1966–68 1
Warfare -- Aerial Warfare -- Air Strikes 1
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