USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Dennis Y. Sloan Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 114
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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...
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September 14, 2016
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- Sea Trials, November 1958 1
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