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USS Growler (SSG-577)

 Organization

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Allen Odette Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 111
Scope and Contents Allen Odette served aboard Growler from August 1961 to December 1963, as a fire control technician (missile guidance systems) second class. Odette began his interview by speaking about his decision to join the Navy. He noted that he first went into the reserves in Illinois before joining the regular Navy after moving to California. He also discussed his experiences in boot camp as well as his decision to apply for the submarine service after receiving a tour of a submarine from a friend of a...
Dates: September 14, 2016

Ed Clark Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 141

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

Uel W. Smith Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 113
Scope and Contents Uel Smith served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1958 to 1960. Smith began his interview by discussing the first time he saw Growler and explaining how he came to serve aboard Growler. He then backtracked and stated that he joined the Navy with a group of friends from Missouri when he was 17 years old. Smith continued, noting that he attended boot camp in Bainbridge, Maryland, and sub school in New London, CT. He described the submarine specific training he received, such as exercises...
Dates: September 14, 2016

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  • Subject: Growler -- sail X
  • Subject: Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 X

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Recreation 6
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 5
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 5
Strategy -- Deterrence 5
Growler -- control room and attack center 4
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Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 4
Food 3
Growler -- enlisted mess 3
Growler -- wardroom 3
Navigation 3
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 3
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
Accidents 2
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
Communications Technicians, CTs 2
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Executive Officer 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Growler -- officer stateroom 2
Growler -- sonar room 2
Hazing 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
Hygiene 2
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 2
Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 2
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 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
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Commanding Officer 1
Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
Damage 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Discipline 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Liberty 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Dead Reckoning 1
Navigation -- Navigational Aids -- Navigation Charts 1
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
Ordnance -- Guns -- Small Arms 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Quartermaster 1st Class Petty Officer, QM1 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Sea Trials, November 1958 1
Seaman, E-3 1
Seaman, SN 1
Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Sonar 1
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
Sonar Equipment 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 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) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Maryland (state) -- Cecil (county) -- Port Deposit (inhabited place) -- United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge (military installation) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Norfolk (independent city) -- Norfolk (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Norfolk (naval base) 1
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
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