USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 9 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
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
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
John "Andy" Anderson Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 112
Scope and Contents
John “Andy” Anderson served aboard Growler from August 1961 to May 1963, as a fire control technician (missile guidance systems) third class and was the torpedo fire controlman aboard Growler. Anderson began his interview by stating that his father served aboard German submarines during World War I, which influenced his decision to join the Navy and serve aboard submarines. He then briefly discussed his childhood before explaining why he joined the Navy. Anderson continued, describing his...
Dates:
September 14, 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
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
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- Food 7
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 5
- Hygiene 5
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 5
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 5
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 4
- Growler -- control room and attack center 4
- Growler -- crew's quarters 4
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 4
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 4
- Growler -- sail 4
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 4
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 4
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 4
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 3
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Growler -- enlisted mess 3
- Growler -- galley 3
- Growler -- wardroom 3
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 3
- Recreation 3
- Strategy -- Deterrence 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Damage Control 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
- Growler -- engine room 2
- Growler -- engine room control booth 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Hazing 2
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 2
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 2
- Accidents 1
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Business Administration -- Finance -- Income -- Salaries 1
- Commanding Officer 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
- Discipline 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Food -- Cake 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- officer stateroom 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Growler -- washroom 1
- Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
- Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class, HM1 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
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Liberty 1
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 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 -- Preventive Maintenance 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Medical Services -- First Aid 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
- Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
- Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Pest Control -- Insect Control 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Russia (nation) 1 ∧ less
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