USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
David E. Bishop Oral History
Item
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
Helen M. Mehl Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 138
Scope and Contents
Helen M. Mehl married Lieutenant Wayne Mehl in 1961, and spent three years living in Hawaii during Wayne’s service aboard Growler. Mehl began her interview by discussing her childhood and her upbringing in a traditional Methodist family. She then stated that after graduating high school, she attended Stanford University to study art and art history. This was where she met Wayne Mehl, and she noted that by her senior year, they were engaged. Mehl then continued, stating that she moved to...
Dates:
June 29, 2017
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
Wayne J. Mehl Oral History
Item
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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- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 8
- Recreation 7
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 7
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 6
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 6
- Strategy -- Deterrence 6
- Accidents 5
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 5
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 5
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 5
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 4
- Communications Technicians, CTs 4
- Food 4
- Growler -- sonar room 4
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 4
- Hygiene 4
- Recreation -- Games 4
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
- Growler -- radio room 3
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 3
- Sonar 3
- Sonar Equipment 3
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Growler -- control room and attack center 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- sail 2
- Growler -- toilet 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 2
- Liberty 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Security -- Information Security 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Signatures -- Ship Signatures 2
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
- Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 2
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage 1
- Discipline 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
- Growler -- officer stateroom 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
- Navigation 1
- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
- Sea Trials, November 1958 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
- Structures -- Buildings -- Churches 1
- Test Equipment -- Oscilloscopes 1
- Torpedoman's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, TM3 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) -- 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
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1 ∧ less
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