USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
Samuel Higa Oral History
Item
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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- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
- Food 3
- Growler -- enlisted mess 3
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 3
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
- Accidents 1
- Commanding Officer 1
- Communications Technicians, CTs 1
- Discipline 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
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- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
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- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
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- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
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- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Recreation 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 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) -- California (state) -- Solano (county) -- Mare Island (island) -- Mare Island Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
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