Dennis Byrne Papers
Object NameNewspaper
Pamphlet
Kit, Press
Historic Owner
Dennis Byrne
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
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 foldersThe 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.
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