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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

James W. Day Oral History

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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

Wayne J. Mehl Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 137
Scope and Contents Wayne Mehl served aboard Growler as the engineering officer and the nuclear weapons officer from 1961 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his childhood growing up on a naval base in San Francisco during World War II and noting how his father, a lieutenant during the First World War, heavily influenced his decision to join the Navy. Mehl then discussed his education at Stanford University and explained his decision to join the NROTC program, stating that his engineering degree,...
Dates: June 29, 2017

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Accidents 1
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Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
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Growler -- crew's quarters 1
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Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- radio room 1
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Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class, HM1 1
Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Dentistry 1
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Logistics -- Supplies -- Medical Supplies 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
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Pest Control -- Insect Control 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Recreation 1
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Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
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