USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Jack Gabler Oral History
Item
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
Richard Lee Meyers Oral History
Item
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
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- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
- Accidents 1
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
- Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Food 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- sail 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Growler -- toilet 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
- Hazing 1
- Hygiene 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) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Liberty 1
- Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Recreation 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
- Security -- Information Security 1
- Sonar 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
- Strategy -- Deterrence 1
- Test Equipment -- Oscilloscopes 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Monterey (county) -- Monterey (inhabited place) -- Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (training center) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
- Ventilation -- Venting 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1 ∧ less
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