USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Calvin Underwood Oral History
Item
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
David E. Bishop Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 118
Scope and Contents
David Bishop served on Growler as a torpedoman third class from December 1959 to September 1961. He began his interview by explaining his decision to join the Navy when he was seventeen years old. Bishop then noted boot camp in San Diego and submarine schools in San Francisco, stating that submarined schools taught you the basic systems aboard a submarine and that the actual operation of these systems occurred once you were on board a boat. As Bishop continued, he described his first day on...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
Dennis Y. Sloan Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 114
Scope and Contents
Dennis Y. Sloan served aboard Growler from 1959 to 1960, as a commissary officer and a torpedo officer. He began his interview with a summary of his service, from his time in the Naval Academy to his time on Growler. Sloan then discussed his life before the Navy, noting that his father was in the Air Force and that his family spent the war years in Iowa before moving to Arlington, VA. The conversation then returned to the Naval Academy, and Sloan stated that after graduating from the...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
Donald Bosetti Oral History
Item
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
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
Herman F. Nascimento Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 058
Scope and Contents
Herman Nascimento served aboard Growler from 1958 to 1961, as an engineman petty officer third class. Nascimento began his interview by providing a brief overview of his time in the Navy. He then explained his family history, discussed growing up in Hawaii, and recounted some of his memories of growing up in Hawaii during WWII. Nascimento next discussed his motivation for joining the Navy and volunteering for the submarine service. The interview then shifted toward submarine training...
Dates:
October 01, 2014
James W. Day Oral History
Item
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
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
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- Subject
- Hygiene 12
- Food 9
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 8
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 7
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 7
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 7
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 6
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 6
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 6
- Growler -- control room and attack center 6
- Growler -- crew's quarters 6
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 6
- Recreation 6
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 6
- Accidents 5
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 5
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 5
- Recreation -- Games 5
- Strategy -- Deterrence 5
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 4
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 4
- Growler -- enlisted mess 4
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 4
- Growler -- sail 4
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 4
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 4
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 4
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
- Growler -- galley 3
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
- Hazing 3
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 3
- Liberty 3
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Damage Control 2
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Growler -- engine room 2
- Growler -- engine room control booth 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Growler -- radio room 2
- Growler -- toilet 2
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 2
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
- Sonar 2
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Business Administration -- Finance -- Income -- Salaries 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
- Damage 1
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
- Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
- Food -- Cake 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Growler -- washroom 1
- Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
- Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class, HM1 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 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
- Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Dentistry 1
- Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Military Medicine 1
- Logistics -- Supplies -- Medical Supplies 1
- Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Medical Services -- First Aid 1 ∧ less
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