USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Donald Bosetti Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 116
Scope and Contents
Donald Bosetti served aboard Growler as an engineman second class from 1959 to 1961. He began his interview by discussing his decision to join the Navy and his experiences in boot camp. Bosetti recalled his first days in the barracks as well as the ensuing arguments and fights that occurred between the recruits from the North and the recruits from the South. He also noted that, as boot camp came to an end, the recruits were given psychological tests, some of which he described in detail, and...
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
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
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- Growler -- control room and attack center 4
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
- Recreation 3
- Strategy -- Deterrence 3
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Food 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Hygiene 2
- Liberty 2
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
- Accidents 1
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Discipline 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- sail 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Hazing 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
- Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
- Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
- Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
- Sonar 1
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Solano (county) -- Mare Island (island) -- Mare Island Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine 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) 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) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- Wounds And Injuries 1 ∧ less
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