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USS Growler (SSG-577)

 Organization

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Allen Odette Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 111
Scope and Contents Allen Odette served aboard Growler from August 1961 to December 1963, as a fire control technician (missile guidance systems) second class. Odette began his interview by speaking about his decision to join the Navy. He noted that he first went into the reserves in Illinois before joining the regular Navy after moving to California. He also discussed his experiences in boot camp as well as his decision to apply for the submarine service after receiving a tour of a submarine from a friend of a...
Dates: September 14, 2016

Calvin Underwood Oral History

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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

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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  • Subject: Recreation X
  • Subject: United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) X
  • Subject: Growler -- control room and attack center X

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Growler -- crew's quarters 5
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 5
Humor -- Practical Jokes 5
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 5
Recreation 5
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United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 5
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 4
Food 4
Hygiene 4
Liberty 4
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
Growler -- sail 3
Hazing 3
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 3
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 3
Accidents 2
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Communications Technicians, CTs 2
Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Navigation 2
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 2
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
Sonar 2
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
Strategy -- Deterrence 2
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
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Discipline 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- sonar room 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
Sonar Equipment 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Monroe (county) -- Florida Keys (island group) -- Key West (island) -- Key West (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Key West (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 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
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
Wounds And Injuries 1
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