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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

David E. Bishop Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 118
Scope and Contents David Bishop served on Growler as a torpedoman third class from December 1959 to September 1961. He began his interview by explaining his decision to join the Navy when he was seventeen years old. Bishop then noted boot camp in San Diego and submarine schools in San Francisco, stating that submarined schools taught you the basic systems aboard a submarine and that the actual operation of these systems occurred once you were on board a boat. As Bishop continued, he described his first day on...
Dates: September 16, 2016

Donald Bosetti Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 116
Scope and Contents Donald Bosetti served aboard Growler as an engineman second class from 1959 to 1961. He began his interview by discussing his decision to join the Navy and his experiences in boot camp. Bosetti recalled his first days in the barracks as well as the ensuing arguments and fights that occurred between the recruits from the North and the recruits from the South. He also noted that, as boot camp came to an end, the recruits were given psychological tests, some of which he described in detail, and...
Dates: September 16, 2016

Wayne J. Mehl Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 137
Scope and Contents Wayne Mehl served aboard Growler as the engineering officer and the nuclear weapons officer from 1961 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his childhood growing up on a naval base in San Francisco during World War II and noting how his father, a lieutenant during the First World War, heavily influenced his decision to join the Navy. Mehl then discussed his education at Stanford University and explained his decision to join the NROTC program, stating that his engineering degree,...
Dates: June 29, 2017

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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
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Food 2
Growler -- control room and attack center 2
Growler -- crew's quarters 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Liberty 2
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Recreation 2
Strategy -- Deterrence 2
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Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
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Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- toilet 1
Hazing 1
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John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Navigation 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
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Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
Structures -- Buildings -- Churches 1
Torpedoman's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, TM3 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
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Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
Wounds And Injuries 1
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