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USS Growler (SSG-577)

 Organization

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

Jack Gabler Oral History

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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

Richard Lee Meyers Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 037
Scope and Contents Richard Meyers served aboard Growler as a machinist’s mate second class from October 1961 to September 1963. Meyers began his interview by explaining his decision to leave his construction job in Wyoming and join the Navy. He then discussed boot camp and volunteering for the submarine service. Meyers continued, recounting the first time he saw Growler. The submarine was in dry dock in Pearl Harbor, which gave Meyers the opportunity to walk underneath Growler and see the submarine from a...
Dates: July 2, 2014

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United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 6
Food 4
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 4
Humor -- Practical Jokes 4
Recreation -- Games 4
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Strategy -- Deterrence 4
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 4
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 4
Accidents 3
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 3
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
Growler -- engine room 3
Growler -- engine room control booth 3
Growler -- enlisted mess 3
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
Hygiene 3
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 3
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
Celebrations -- Holidays 2
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
Growler -- crew's quarters 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 2
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Liberty 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- sonar room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- toilet 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Inventory 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
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
Recreation 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Russia (nation) 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Sonar 1
Sonar Equipment 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
Structures -- Buildings -- Churches 1
Swimming 1
Torpedoman's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, TM3 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 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
Ventilation -- Venting 1
Wounds And Injuries 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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