USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Allen Odette Oral History
Item
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
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
Wayne J. Mehl Oral History
Item
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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- Growler -- sail 3
- Strategy -- Deterrence 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
- Accidents 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
- Food 2
- Growler -- control room and attack center 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Growler -- wardroom 2
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
- Hygiene 2
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
- Navigation 2
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 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
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- enlisted mess 1
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
- Growler -- officer stateroom 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Hazing 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Sea Trials, November 1958 1
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1 ∧ less
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