USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Calvin Underwood Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 117
Scope and Contents
Calvin Underwood served aboard Growler as a missile technician third class from 1962 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his decision to enlist in the Navy a week after graduating high school, explaining that the only jobs available to him in his hometown involved working in the cotton mill. Underwood then stated that he was sent to boot camp in San Diego and described what it was like to leave home for the first time. He also explained that he decided to apply for sub school while...
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
Lance Nowland Oral History
Item
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
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- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
- Growler -- control room and attack center 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- galley 2
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
- Hazing 2
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
- Hygiene 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Strategy -- Deterrence 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- sail 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
- Liberty 1
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Recreation 1
- Russia (nation) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Sonar 1
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
- Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 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) -- 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) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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