USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 3 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
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
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- Accidents 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Food 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
- Liberty 2
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
- Strategy -- Deterrence 2
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 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
- Hygiene 1
- Inventory 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
- Recreation 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Recreation -- Sports 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
- 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) 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
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
- Wounds And Injuries 1 ∧ less
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