USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Allen Odette Oral History
Item
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
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
Uel W. Smith Oral History
Item
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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- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 3
- Growler -- control room and attack center 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Growler -- wardroom 2
- Navigation 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
- Strategy -- Deterrence 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
- Accidents 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communications Technicians, CTs 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
- Food 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- enlisted mess 1
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
- Growler -- officer stateroom 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Hazing 1
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
- Hygiene 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Liberty 1
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 1
- Ordnance -- Guns -- Small Arms 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
- Sea Trials, November 1958 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Seaman, SN 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 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) -- 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 ∧ less
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