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USS Growler (SSG-577)

 Organization

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Calvin Underwood Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 117
Scope and Contents Calvin Underwood served aboard Growler as a missile technician third class from 1962 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his decision to enlist in the Navy a week after graduating high school, explaining that the only jobs available to him in his hometown involved working in the cotton mill. Underwood then stated that he was sent to boot camp in San Diego and described what it was like to leave home for the first time. He also explained that he decided to apply for sub school while...
Dates: September 16,2016

Ed Clark Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 141

Jack Gabler Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 142
Scope and Contents Jack Gabler served aboard Growler as a sonarman third class from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by stating that he had initially planned to become a veterinarian, however he explained how a turn of events and a chance meeting with a Navy recruiter resulted in him joining the Navy. Gabler then discussed boot camp, which he described as a “real eye awakening moment.” He also recounted his introduction to the submarine service, stating that submarines sailors came to speak with the...
Dates: August 23, 2017

James W. Day Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 130
Scope and Contents James Day served aboard Growler as a hospital corpsman from 1961 to 1963. He began his interview by discussing why he joined the Navy and providing a brief overview of his service. Day noted boot camp, hospital corps school in San Diego at the Balboa Naval Hospital, operating room technician school at Bethesda Maryland Naval Hospital, being stationed at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, and his time as an OR tech aboard the hospital ship Haven during the Korean War. Day also stated that he left...
Dates: May 24, 2017

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

Richard Lee Meyers Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 037
Scope and Contents Richard Meyers served aboard Growler as a machinist’s mate second class from October 1961 to September 1963. Meyers began his interview by explaining his decision to leave his construction job in Wyoming and join the Navy. He then discussed boot camp and volunteering for the submarine service. Meyers continued, recounting the first time he saw Growler. The submarine was in dry dock in Pearl Harbor, which gave Meyers the opportunity to walk underneath Growler and see the submarine from a...
Dates: July 2, 2014

Samuel Higa Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 120
Scope and Contents Samuel Higa served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his family’s relocation to a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Higa then stated that his family moved to Southern California, where he completed high school and briefly attended UCLA, before joining the Navy. After explaining how he enlisted, Higa discussed boot camp, electronics school, submarine school, and SINS (Ship’s Inertial Navigation System)...
Dates: September 16, 2016

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  • Subject: Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 X
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Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 8
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 6
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 6
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 6
Strategy -- Deterrence 6
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United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 6
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 5
Food 5
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 4
Growler -- crew's quarters 4
Growler -- galley 4
Growler -- sail 4
Hazing 4
Humor -- Practical Jokes 4
Hygiene 4
Recreation 4
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 3
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 3
Growler -- control room and attack center 3
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 3
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 3
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 3
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 3
Sonar 3
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
Accidents 2
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
Growler -- sonar room 2
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Liberty 2
Navigation 2
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 2
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
Sonar Equipment 2
Business Administration -- Finance -- Income -- Salaries 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
Damage 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class, HM1 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Dentistry 1
Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Military Medicine 1
Logistics -- Supplies -- Medical Supplies 1
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Medical Services -- First Aid 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Dead Reckoning 1
Navigation -- Navigational Aids -- Navigation Charts 1
Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 1
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Pest Control -- Insect Control 1
Quartermaster 1st Class Petty Officer, QM1 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Seaman, E-3 1
Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Solano (county) -- Mare Island (island) -- Mare Island Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 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) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
Ventilation -- Venting 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1
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