Essex-class carriers were vulnerable to kamikaze attacks. World War II naval aviators like Alfred Lerch cleared the skies.

Key Points and Summary - Commissioned in August 1943, the Essex-class carrier USS Intrepid fought across the Pacific, surviving a torpedo at Truk and multiple kamikaze strikes while launching raids ...

HELL'S KITCHEN, Manhattan (WABC) -- There was a special ceremony on Wednesday to mark 80 years since the commissioning of the U.S.S. Intrepid. More than 180 former crew members returned to the ship at ...