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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)

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Identifier: OHP 126
Scope and Contents Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. He began his second interview by recalling his early Navy career when he was drafted during World War II. Owens stated that he attended boot camp in Farragut, ID, and electrician school, before volunteering for submarine service and completing five war patrols on Tinosa. After discussing his experiences in the submarine service during World War II, Owens...
Dates: March 14, 2017

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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  • Subject: Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas X
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Communications Technicians, CTs 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
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John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Recreation 2
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
Accidents 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Commanding Officer 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Discipline 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Executive Officer 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- enlisted mess 1
Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Hygiene 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
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