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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

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

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

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

Wayne J. Mehl Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 137
Scope and Contents Wayne Mehl served aboard Growler as the engineering officer and the nuclear weapons officer from 1961 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his childhood growing up on a naval base in San Francisco during World War II and noting how his father, a lieutenant during the First World War, heavily influenced his decision to join the Navy. Mehl then discussed his education at Stanford University and explained his decision to join the NROTC program, stating that his engineering degree,...
Dates: June 29, 2017

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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 6
Food 6
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 6
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 6
Strategy -- Deterrence 5
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Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
Growler -- control room and attack center 4
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 4
Recreation 4
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 4
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 3
Communications Technicians, CTs 3
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 3
Growler -- enlisted mess 3
Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 3
Liberty 3
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 3
Accidents 2
Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
Discipline 2
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 2
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
Growler -- sail 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
Hygiene 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
Sonar 2
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
Commanding Officer 1
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Executive Officer 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- sonar room 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Hazing 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Navigation 1
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
Sonar Equipment 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (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) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
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