USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 4 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
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
Jack Gabler Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 142
Scope and Contents
Jack Gabler served aboard Growler as a sonarman third class from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by stating that he had initially planned to become a veterinarian, however he explained how a turn of events and a chance meeting with a Navy recruiter resulted in him joining the Navy. Gabler then discussed boot camp, which he described as a “real eye awakening moment.” He also recounted his introduction to the submarine service, stating that submarines sailors came to speak with the...
Dates:
August 23, 2017
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- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
- Food 3
- Growler -- control room and attack center 3
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 3
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 3
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
- Accidents 2
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
- Hygiene 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Sonar 2
- Strategy -- Deterrence 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Communications Technicians, CTs 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Discipline 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Hazing 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
- Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
- Recreation 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 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) -- 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) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- Wounds And Injuries 1 ∧ less
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