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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Uel W. Smith Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 113
Scope and Contents Uel Smith served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1958 to 1960. Smith began his interview by discussing the first time he saw Growler and explaining how he came to serve aboard Growler. He then backtracked and stated that he joined the Navy with a group of friends from Missouri when he was 17 years old. Smith continued, noting that he attended boot camp in Bainbridge, Maryland, and sub school in New London, CT. He described the submarine specific training he received, such as exercises...
Dates: September 14, 2016

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Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 4
Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
Growler -- crew's quarters 3
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
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Liberty 3
Recreation 3
Recreation -- Games 3
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
Accidents 2
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
Growler -- control room and attack center 2
Growler -- radio room 2
Growler -- sonar room 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
Hygiene 2
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
Sonar 2
Sonar Equipment 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) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 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 -- enlisted mess 1
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- toilet 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Ordnance -- Guns -- Small Arms 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Seaman, E-3 1
Seaman, SN 1
Security -- Information Security 1
Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
Test Equipment -- Oscilloscopes 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 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) -- 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) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Maryland (state) -- Cecil (county) -- Port Deposit (inhabited place) -- United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge (military installation) 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Norfolk (independent city) -- Norfolk (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Norfolk (naval base) 1
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
Wounds And Injuries 1
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