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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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

James W. Day Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 130
Scope and Contents James Day served aboard Growler as a hospital corpsman from 1961 to 1963. He began his interview by discussing why he joined the Navy and providing a brief overview of his service. Day noted boot camp, hospital corps school in San Diego at the Balboa Naval Hospital, operating room technician school at Bethesda Maryland Naval Hospital, being stationed at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, and his time as an OR tech aboard the hospital ship Haven during the Korean War. Day also stated that he left...
Dates: May 24, 2017

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: Hygiene X
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Growler -- control room and attack center 4
Humor -- Practical Jokes 4
Recreation 4
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
Food 3
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Growler -- sail 3
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
Accidents 2
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Hazing 2
Liberty 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 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
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
Business Administration -- Finance -- Income -- Salaries 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Damage Control 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 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
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
Food -- Cake 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- toilet 1
Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class, HM1 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Dentistry 1
Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Military Medicine 1
Logistics -- Supplies -- Medical Supplies 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Medical Services -- First Aid 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
Pest Control -- Insect Control 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Security -- Information Security 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
Test Equipment -- Oscilloscopes 1
Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Monterey (county) -- Monterey (inhabited place) -- Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (training center) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
Wounds And Injuries 1
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