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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dennis Y. Sloan Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 114
Scope and Contents Dennis Y. Sloan served aboard Growler from 1959 to 1960, as a commissary officer and a torpedo officer. He began his interview with a summary of his service, from his time in the Naval Academy to his time on Growler. Sloan then discussed his life before the Navy, noting that his father was in the Air Force and that his family spent the war years in Iowa before moving to Arlington, VA. The conversation then returned to the Naval Academy, and Sloan stated that after graduating from the...
Dates: September 14, 2016

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

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  • Subject: Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 X
  • Subject: Hygiene -- Shower Facilities X

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Bering Sea (sea) 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Damage Control 1
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Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Growler -- washroom 1
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
Hygiene 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Morale -- Awards 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 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) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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