Archival Collection. Archival Collection

Abstract The Norman H. Nunn Archive contains papers and records from his service on board USS Intrepid, as well as a collection of his handwritten memoirs of his time aboard the ship.

Scope and Contents Advertisement; "On the Way," from American Aviation, April 12, 1954.

Advertisement shows a red regulus missile in the air, coming from a shipon the surface of the water below.

The text box on the top reads: "'On the Way' // Regulus surface-to-surface guided missiles, now in produc- // tion for the Navy at Chance Vought, are designed // to be launched from ships, submarines or shore bases." The bottome box reads "Chance Vought Aircraft Incorporated // Dallas, Texas."

Scope and Contents The O.F. Axlthem[?] papers contains a stamp cover of the USS Intrepid, dated January 5, 1946. It is addressed from San Francisco. There is a small photo of Intrepid pasted on the front. Handwritten on back in pencil reads "O.F. "Bird // A+ // in // Biology today 8/1/46".

Scope and Contents The Achiever, October 1968 -Addressed to "Mr & Mrs David P. Haller // 123 Lockwood Ave // Farmingdale, Long Island // New York 11735."

Abstract The Paul Lyness papers document Lyness’s World War II government and U.S. Navy positions, including his service on USS Intrepid. They reflect his work with Captain/Rear Admiral Thomas Sprague both on Intrepid and during Sprague’s command of Carrier Division 22. The collection contains general reference material on each position, such as rosters of officers and organizational charts, and also contains numerous undated handwritten notes and reminiscences, such as one on the Crossing the Line...

Scope and Contents Diary; December 11, 1962–February 7, 1963. Green fabric covered diary that has "Pierre" written vertically on the cover. The title page has "Pierre // Gregory // Kochera" handwritten in pencil.The diary is a document of life on board the submarine. Kochera discusses such aspects of daily life as grooming and hygiene, food on board, entertainment, crew member relations, and other topics. The diary serves as a long letter to an unidentified person about Kochera's time aboard...

Abstract The Pierce Matthews Correspondence collection consists of primarily letters and postcards to his family. The correspondence spans a portion his service in the Navy, from 1949–1962, with the majority concentrating on 1960-62. In addition to letters and postcards, there were often photos, clippings, and other documents enclosed with and described in various letters. Topics in the letters include family and daily life, opinions on raising a family, chess, coin collecting, dating life,...

Scope and Contents Plan of the day, September 22, 1968 - Back of plan of the day has section titled “19 September MiG Kill” about Nargi shooting down a MiG-21 during Intrepid’s third deployment to Vietnam.