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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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Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
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United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine 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
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Accidents 1
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Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
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Inventory 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Liberty 1
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Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Navigation -- Dead Reckoning 1
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Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
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Quartermaster 1st Class Petty Officer, QM1 1
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Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
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