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Printed USS Intrepid newspaper Achiever dated April 1970 with a photograph of an aircraft
Dennis Byrne Papers
Printed USS Intrepid newspaper Achiever dated April 1970 with a photograph of an aircraft
Printed USS Intrepid newspaper Achiever dated April 1970 with a photograph of an aircraft

Dennis Byrne Papers

Historic Owner
Date1970–1971
PeriodCold War
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Dennis Byrne. A2011.10
Object numberA2011.10
DescriptionExtent: 4 folders

The Dennis Byrne Papers contain ship-printed materials from his time on board USS Intrepid as a journalist third class (JO3). The papers include copies of the Achiever, Intrepid's newspaper; port of call booklets; and Welcome Aboard booklets, given at the beginning of a cruise.

Newspaper; Achiever, April 1970–August 1971
- Volume 3, Number 4, April 1970. 11 pages. Picture of A-4 Skyhawk on the cover, 3 holes punched along the left side. Some handwritten notations on page 10.
- Volume 3, Number 5, May/June 1970. 14 pages. Picture of travel guides on the cover.
- Volume 3, Number 6, July 1970 (2). 10 pages. Picture of USS Constitution on the cover.
- Volume 3, Number 7, August 1970. 14 pages. Picture of a boy in a life jacket and sailor’s cap on the cover.
- Volume 3, Number 9, October 1970. 12 pages. Picture of the tail of a plane on the cover.
- Volume 4, Number 1, January 1971 (2). 10 pages. Picture of two men with a dog made out of snow on the cover.
- Volume 4, Number 2, February 1971 (2). 10 pages. Picture of ship suggestion box.
- Volume 4, Number 3, April 1971 (2). 14 pages. Picture of a sailor using a sextant on the cover.
- Volume 4, Number 4, May 1971 (2). 19 pages. Black and white drawing of a woman in a sunhat watching the Intrepid over the horizon.
- Volume 4, Number 5, June 1971. 18 pages. Collage of images of hands, with a variety of skin tones, doing work around the ship.
- Volume 4, Number 6, July 1971 (2). 19 pages. Picture of a bomb with the word “The Explosion” in the center of it, behind the image is the word “people” repeating.
- Volume 4, Number 7, August 1971. 18 pages. Pictures of crowds of people inside the petals of a flower drawing. “The Odyssey of Youth” is in the bottom left corner.

USS Intrepid, CVS 11 Information kit. Hand-drawn image of Intrepid with the title “Fighting ‘I’” below it on the front of the folder. Inside are various documents about Intrepid and photos and resumes of the chief of staff, commanding officer and executive officer.

Welcome aboard booklets, n.d.
- Welcome Aboard The Flagship Comcardiv-16 USS Intrepid pamphlet. Picture of the ship’s flight deck on the front.
- Welcome Aboard! The “Fighting I” USS Intrepid CVS-11 pamphlet. Picture of the ship on the cover.

Port of call booklets, n.d.
- Copenhagen, Denmark, no page numbers, drawn image of a building with a steeple on the front.
- Kiel and Hamburg, Germany (2). 21 pages. Images of German sights on the cover.
- Lisbon, Portugal. 18 pages. Picture of the coast on the cover.
- Plymouth, England. 11 pages. Image of the British flag on the cover.
On View
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Printed Resume of USS Intrepid dated 1967
Michael Lehm
1967–1974
Object number: A2021.34
Printed certificate with Japanese characters
Joseph J. Clark
December 11, 1941–1980
Object number: A00.2011.046
Envelope with purple stamp of the Gemini capsule addressed to Miss Kay F. Tiemann
Ronald J. Musgrave
1963–1976
Object number: A2018.68
Printed Naval Aviators Monthly Achievement Report for Charles P. Amerman dated October 9, 1944
Charles Paul Amerman
1943–1956
Object number: A2021.27
Printed cover for Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA) Packaging and Transport Plan
Robert Dilts
June 26, 1974–December 10, 1977
Object number: A2014.56
Blue hardcover book titled "Navy Log" in gold with an eagle emblem
Donald A. Braid
1943–1951
Object number: A2020.01
Printed memo about the Navy Dependent Flight from USS Intrepid's Commanding Officer to Commande…
B. Hathaway Struthers
1971–1976
Object number: A2018.47
Printed Military Flight Plan, DD 175 dated March 26, 1971
Allen J. Stryker
May 25, 1967 – October 1, 1971
Object number: A2019.29
Cover of red scrapbook that has “Photographs” embossed on the top left corner
Richard J. O'Brien
1944–1945
Object number: 00.2016.06
Cover of “Hong Kong Servicemen’s Guidebook” with color photograph of tall pagoda building on hi…
Ronald L. Wishman
1967–1968
Object number: A2018.32
Tan scrapbook page with printed poem titled "Loving a Sailor"
Rex L. Loftin
April 13, 1943–September 4, 1944
Object number: 2020.20
Printed schedule for USS Intrepid titled Plan of the Day, dated December 6, 1968
Ronald C. Wallace
1968–1976
Object number: A2019.69