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USS Growler (SSG-577)

 Organization

Found in 8 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

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

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

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: Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies X

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Subject
Families (Human) -- Family Members 6
Food 6
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 6
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 6
Strategy -- Deterrence 6
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United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 6
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 5
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 5
Recreation 5
Accidents 4
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 4
Communications Technicians, CTs 4
Growler -- sonar room 4
Humor -- Practical Jokes 4
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
Recreation -- Games 4
Sonar 4
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
Detection -- Submarine Detection 3
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
Growler -- control room and attack center 3
Growler -- enlisted mess 3
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
Hygiene 3
Liberty 3
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 3
Sonar Equipment 3
Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 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 -- crew's quarters 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- radio room 2
Growler -- sail 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
Signatures -- Ship Signatures 2
Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 2
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
Damage 1
Discipline 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Executive Officer 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 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
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Navigation 1
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Russia (nation) 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
Sea Trials, November 1958 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Monroe (county) -- Florida Keys (island group) -- Key West (island) -- Key West (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Key West (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
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