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USS Growler (SSG-577)

 Organization

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Ed Clark Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 141

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

Samuel Higa Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 120
Scope and Contents Samuel Higa served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his family’s relocation to a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Higa then stated that his family moved to Southern California, where he completed high school and briefly attended UCLA, before joining the Navy. After explaining how he enlisted, Higa discussed boot camp, electronics school, submarine school, and SINS (Ship’s Inertial Navigation System)...
Dates: September 16, 2016

Wayne J. Mehl Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 137
Scope and Contents Wayne Mehl served aboard Growler as the engineering officer and the nuclear weapons officer from 1961 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his childhood growing up on a naval base in San Francisco during World War II and noting how his father, a lieutenant during the First World War, heavily influenced his decision to join the Navy. Mehl then discussed his education at Stanford University and explained his decision to join the NROTC program, stating that his engineering degree,...
Dates: June 29, 2017

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  • Subject: Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying X
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Subject
Food 6
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 6
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 5
Hygiene 5
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 5
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Accidents 4
Families (Human) -- Family Members 4
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 4
Growler -- enlisted mess 4
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 4
Strategy -- Deterrence 4
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 3
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
Growler -- control room and attack center 3
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
Liberty 3
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 3
Recreation 3
Sonar 3
Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
Growler -- crew's quarters 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- sail 2
Growler -- sonar room 2
Hazing 2
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Navigation 2
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
Sonar Equipment 2
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Damage 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Damage Control 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- washroom 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Morale -- Awards 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Seaman, E-3 1
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Solano (county) -- Mare Island (island) -- Mare Island Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
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