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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Herman F. Nascimento Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 058
Scope and Contents Herman Nascimento served aboard Growler from 1958 to 1961, as an engineman petty officer third class. Nascimento began his interview by providing a brief overview of his time in the Navy. He then explained his family history, discussed growing up in Hawaii, and recounted some of his memories of growing up in Hawaii during WWII. Nascimento next discussed his motivation for joining the Navy and volunteering for the submarine service. The interview then shifted toward submarine training...
Dates: October 01, 2014

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

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Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
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John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Strategy -- Deterrence 2
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
Accidents 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- sonar room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
Hygiene 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
Liberty 1
Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Recreation 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Sonar 1
Sonar Equipment 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
Swimming 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 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) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 1
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