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USS Growler (SSG-577)

 Organization

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Duane F. Heatwole Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 057
Scope and Contents Duane F. Heatwole served aboard Growler as a commissaryman petty officer second class from 1960 to 1964. Heatwole began his interview by discussing Growler’s galley. He also described how he acquired different types of food, how this food was loaded into the boat, and how the food was stored. Heatwole then discussed some of the meals that he prepared for the crew, including filet mignon, lobster, and crab legs from Alaska. He then continued, describing a process called snorkeling, which...
Dates: October 1, 2014

Herman F. Nascimento Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 058
Scope and Contents Herman Nascimento served aboard Growler from 1958 to 1961, as an engineman petty officer third class. Nascimento began his interview by providing a brief overview of his time in the Navy. He then explained his family history, discussed growing up in Hawaii, and recounted some of his memories of growing up in Hawaii during WWII. Nascimento next discussed his motivation for joining the Navy and volunteering for the submarine service. The interview then shifted toward submarine training...
Dates: October 01, 2014

Lance Nowland Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 119
Scope and Contents Lance Nowland served on Growler as a missile technician second class from 1959 to 1962. He began his interview by recalling his decision to join the Navy and stating that he was in the Coast Guard Reserve while in high school. Nowland then continued, noting boot camp, as well as Temporary Active Duty at Anacostia Naval Air Station in Washington DC, before stating that he attended guided missilman A school in Dam Neck, VA. The topic of guided missileman A school then led to a discussion on...
Dates: September 16, 2016

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: Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 X
  • Subject: Celebrations -- Holidays X

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Subject
Strategy -- Deterrence 5
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 5
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 4
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 4
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 4
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Humor -- Practical Jokes 4
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 4
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 3
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Hygiene 3
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
Recreation 3
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 3
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
Celebrations -- Holidays 2
Communications Technicians, CTs 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
Growler -- control room and attack center 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
Growler -- sail 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 2
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
Accidents 1
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Commanding Officer 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Discipline 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
Executive Officer 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Russia (nation) 1
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
Swimming 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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