USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Duane F. Heatwole Oral History
Item
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
Item
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
Lance Nowland Oral History
Item
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
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
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 4
- Strategy -- Deterrence 4
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 4
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
- Hygiene 3
- Recreation 3
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 2
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
- Accidents 1
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Communications Technicians, CTs 1
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
- Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- sail 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Growler -- wardroom 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
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Russia (nation) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
- Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
- Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
- Swimming 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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