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USS Growler (SSG-577)

 Organization

Found in 14 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

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

Dennis Y. Sloan Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 114
Scope and Contents Dennis Y. Sloan served aboard Growler from 1959 to 1960, as a commissary officer and a torpedo officer. He began his interview with a summary of his service, from his time in the Naval Academy to his time on Growler. Sloan then discussed his life before the Navy, noting that his father was in the Air Force and that his family spent the war years in Iowa before moving to Arlington, VA. The conversation then returned to the Naval Academy, and Sloan stated that after graduating from the...
Dates: September 14, 2016

Donald Bosetti Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 116
Scope and Contents Donald Bosetti served aboard Growler as an engineman second class from 1959 to 1961. He began his interview by discussing his decision to join the Navy and his experiences in boot camp. Bosetti recalled his first days in the barracks as well as the ensuing arguments and fights that occurred between the recruits from the North and the recruits from the South. He also noted that, as boot camp came to an end, the recruits were given psychological tests, some of which he described in detail, and...
Dates: September 16, 2016

Ed Clark Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 141

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

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

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Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 13
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 10
Food 9
Recreation 9
Strategy -- Deterrence 9
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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 8
Growler -- control room and attack center 8
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 7
Growler -- sail 7
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 7
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 6
Families (Human) -- Family Members 6
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 6
Growler -- enlisted mess 6
Humor -- Practical Jokes 6
Hygiene 6
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 6
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 6
Accidents 5
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 5
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 5
Liberty 5
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 5
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 4
Communications Technicians, CTs 4
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 4
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 4
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 4
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 4
Detection -- Submarine Detection 3
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 3
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
Growler -- crew's quarters 3
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 3
Growler -- sonar room 3
Growler -- wardroom 3
Hazing 3
Navigation 3
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
Sonar 3
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
Discipline 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Executive Officer 2
Growler -- officer stateroom 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
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Recreation -- Sports 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
Sonar Equipment 2
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Commanding Officer 1
Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Damage 1
Damage Control 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- washroom 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Morale -- Awards 1
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