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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 3 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

Lance Nowland Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 119
Scope and Contents Lance Nowland served on Growler as a missile technician second class from 1959 to 1962. He began his interview by recalling his decision to join the Navy and stating that he was in the Coast Guard Reserve while in high school. Nowland then continued, noting boot camp, as well as Temporary Active Duty at Anacostia Naval Air Station in Washington DC, before stating that he attended guided missilman A school in Dam Neck, VA. The topic of guided missileman A school then led to a discussion on...
Dates: September 16, 2016

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Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
Growler -- crew's quarters 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
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Growler -- sail 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
Liberty 2
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Recreation 2
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
Accidents 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Navigation 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Sonar 1
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
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