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USS Growler (SSG-577)

 Organization

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Allen Odette Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 111
Scope and Contents Allen Odette served aboard Growler from August 1961 to December 1963, as a fire control technician (missile guidance systems) second class. Odette began his interview by speaking about his decision to join the Navy. He noted that he first went into the reserves in Illinois before joining the regular Navy after moving to California. He also discussed his experiences in boot camp as well as his decision to apply for the submarine service after receiving a tour of a submarine from a friend of a...
Dates: September 14, 2016

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

David E. Bishop Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 118
Scope and Contents David Bishop served on Growler as a torpedoman third class from December 1959 to September 1961. He began his interview by explaining his decision to join the Navy when he was seventeen years old. Bishop then noted boot camp in San Diego and submarine schools in San Francisco, stating that submarined schools taught you the basic systems aboard a submarine and that the actual operation of these systems occurred once you were on board a boat. As Bishop continued, he described his first day on...
Dates: September 16, 2016

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

Donald Bosetti Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 116
Scope and Contents Donald Bosetti served aboard Growler as an engineman second class from 1959 to 1961. He began his interview by discussing his decision to join the Navy and his experiences in boot camp. Bosetti recalled his first days in the barracks as well as the ensuing arguments and fights that occurred between the recruits from the North and the recruits from the South. He also noted that, as boot camp came to an end, the recruits were given psychological tests, some of which he described in detail, and...
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

Helen M. Mehl Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 138
Scope and Contents Helen M. Mehl married Lieutenant Wayne Mehl in 1961, and spent three years living in Hawaii during Wayne’s service aboard Growler. Mehl began her interview by discussing her childhood and her upbringing in a traditional Methodist family. She then stated that after graduating high school, she attended Stanford University to study art and art history. This was where she met Wayne Mehl, and she noted that by her senior year, they were engaged. Mehl then continued, stating that she moved to...
Dates: June 29, 2017

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

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

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  • Subject: Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 X
  • Subject: United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) X

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Subject
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 17
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 17
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 12
Food 11
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 10
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Humor -- Practical Jokes 10
Recreation 10
Strategy -- Deterrence 10
Families (Human) -- Family Members 9
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 9
Growler -- control room and attack center 9
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 9
Growler -- forward torpedo room 8
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 8
Growler -- sail 8
Hygiene 8
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 8
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 7
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 7
Growler -- crew's quarters 7
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 7
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 7
Accidents 6
Growler -- enlisted mess 6
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
Liberty 6
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 6
Recreation -- Games 6
Communications Technicians, CTs 5
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 5
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 5
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 5
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 5
Growler -- wardroom 5
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 5
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 5
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 5
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 5
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 4
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 4
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 4
Growler -- galley 4
Hazing 4
Navigation 4
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 4
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 4
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
Detection -- Submarine Detection 3
Executive Officer 3
Growler -- engine room 3
Growler -- engine room control booth 3
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 3
Growler -- officer stateroom 3
Growler -- sonar room 3
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 3
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 3
Sonar 3
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 3
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
Celebrations -- Holidays 2
Commanding Officer 2
Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
Discipline 2
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 2
Growler -- radio room 2
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 2
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 2
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 2
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 2
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 2
Recreation -- Sports 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
Seaman, E-3 2
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
Sonar Equipment 2
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 2
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 2
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 2
Animals -- Vertebrates -- Mammals -- Primates -- Humans -- Youth -- Children 1
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
Bering Sea (sea) 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 -- Foreign Object Damage 1
Damage Control 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
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