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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)

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Identifier: OHP 126
Scope and Contents Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. He began his second interview by recalling his early Navy career when he was drafted during World War II. Owens stated that he attended boot camp in Farragut, ID, and electrician school, before volunteering for submarine service and completing five war patrols on Tinosa. After discussing his experiences in the submarine service during World War II, Owens...
Dates: March 14, 2017

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  • Subject: Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar X
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Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
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Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
Growler -- control room and attack center 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
Growler -- sail 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
Recreation 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Commanding Officer 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Discipline 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Executive Officer 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air 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) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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