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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Duane F. Heatwole Oral History

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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

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  • Subject: Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence X
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Celebrations -- Holidays 2
Food 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
Hygiene 2
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
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United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- toilet 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 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) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Recreation 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Russia (nation) 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Security -- Information Security 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
Swimming 1
Test Equipment -- Oscilloscopes 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 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) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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