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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Donald Bosetti Oral History

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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

Duane F. Heatwole Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 057
Scope and Contents Duane F. Heatwole served aboard Growler as a commissaryman petty officer second class from 1960 to 1964. Heatwole began his interview by discussing Growler’s galley. He also described how he acquired different types of food, how this food was loaded into the boat, and how the food was stored. Heatwole then discussed some of the meals that he prepared for the crew, including filet mignon, lobster, and crab legs from Alaska. He then continued, describing a process called snorkeling, which...
Dates: October 1, 2014

Richard Lee Meyers Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 037
Scope and Contents Richard Meyers served aboard Growler as a machinist’s mate second class from October 1961 to September 1963. Meyers began his interview by explaining his decision to leave his construction job in Wyoming and join the Navy. He then discussed boot camp and volunteering for the submarine service. Meyers continued, recounting the first time he saw Growler. The submarine was in dry dock in Pearl Harbor, which gave Meyers the opportunity to walk underneath Growler and see the submarine from a...
Dates: July 2, 2014

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Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
Growler -- crew's quarters 2
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Growler -- engine room 2
Growler -- engine room control booth 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
Accidents 1
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
Food 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- enlisted mess 1
Growler -- sail 1
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Liberty 1
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Russia (nation) 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (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) -- 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
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
Ventilation -- Venting 1
Wounds And Injuries 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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