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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 3 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

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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  • Subject: Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar X
  • Subject: Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 X

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Subject
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Food 2
Growler -- crew's quarters 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
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Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- sail 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
Hazing 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Strategy -- Deterrence 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 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
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Recreation 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 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) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
Ventilation -- Venting 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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