USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Duane F. Heatwole Oral History
Item
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
John "Andy" Anderson Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 112
Scope and Contents
John “Andy” Anderson served aboard Growler from August 1961 to May 1963, as a fire control technician (missile guidance systems) third class and was the torpedo fire controlman aboard Growler. Anderson began his interview by stating that his father served aboard German submarines during World War I, which influenced his decision to join the Navy and serve aboard submarines. He then briefly discussed his childhood before explaining why he joined the Navy. Anderson continued, describing his...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
Lance Nowland Oral History
Item
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
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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- Subject
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 6
- Recreation 6
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 5
- Strategy -- Deterrence 5
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 5
- Growler -- control room and attack center 4
- Growler -- crew's quarters 4
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 4
- Hygiene 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) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 4
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 4
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
- Growler -- sail 3
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 3
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 3
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 3
- Accidents 2
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Hazing 2
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
- Liberty 2
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
- Damage Control 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Discipline 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Food -- Cake 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
- Inventory 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
- Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
- Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Russia (nation) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
- Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
- Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
- Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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