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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

David E. Bishop Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 118
Scope and Contents David Bishop served on Growler as a torpedoman third class from December 1959 to September 1961. He began his interview by explaining his decision to join the Navy when he was seventeen years old. Bishop then noted boot camp in San Diego and submarine schools in San Francisco, stating that submarined schools taught you the basic systems aboard a submarine and that the actual operation of these systems occurred once you were on board a boat. As Bishop continued, he described his first day on...
Dates: September 16, 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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United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 6
Families (Human) -- Family Members 5
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 5
Food 5
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 5
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Humor -- Practical Jokes 5
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 5
Accidents 4
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 4
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
Growler -- enlisted mess 4
Recreation 4
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 4
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
Hygiene 3
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 3
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
Communications Technicians, CTs 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 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 -- sonar room 2
Liberty 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 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
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Damage 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Discipline 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- toilet 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
Navigation 1
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Seaman, E-3 1
Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
Structures -- Buildings -- Churches 1
Torpedoman's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, TM3 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) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
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