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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Calvin Underwood Oral History

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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

Jack Gabler Oral History

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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

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  • Subject: Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar X
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Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
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Growler -- galley 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Liberty 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Sonar 2
Strategy -- Deterrence 2
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
Accidents 1
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- sonar room 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Hazing 1
Humor -- Practical Jokes 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
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Russia (nation) 1
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
Sonar Equipment 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval 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) -- 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
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