USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 4 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
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
Samuel Higa Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 120
Scope and Contents
Samuel Higa served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his family’s relocation to a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Higa then stated that his family moved to Southern California, where he completed high school and briefly attended UCLA, before joining the Navy. After explaining how he enlisted, Higa discussed boot camp, electronics school, submarine school, and SINS (Ship’s Inertial Navigation System)...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
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- Food 3
- Growler -- enlisted mess 3
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- galley 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Recreation 2
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays 1
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- sail 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
- Hazing 1
- Hygiene 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
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Russia (nation) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
- Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 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) -- Solano (county) -- Mare Island (island) -- Mare Island Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 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) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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