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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

John "Andy" Anderson Oral History

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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

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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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  • Subject: Humor -- Practical Jokes X
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Food 3
Growler -- crew's quarters 3
Hazing 3
Hygiene 3
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 3
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United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Navigation 2
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 2
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 2
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 2
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
Strategy -- Deterrence 2
Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 2
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
Accidents 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
Damage Control 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
Food -- Cake 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
Liberty 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Navigation -- Dead Reckoning 1
Navigation -- Navigational Aids -- Navigation Charts 1
Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 1
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Quartermaster 1st Class Petty Officer, QM1 1
Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
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