USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Calvin Underwood Oral History
Item
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
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
Jack Gabler Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 142
Scope and Contents
Jack Gabler served aboard Growler as a sonarman third class from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by stating that he had initially planned to become a veterinarian, however he explained how a turn of events and a chance meeting with a Navy recruiter resulted in him joining the Navy. Gabler then discussed boot camp, which he described as a “real eye awakening moment.” He also recounted his introduction to the submarine service, stating that submarines sailors came to speak with the...
Dates:
August 23, 2017
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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- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 4
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 4
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 4
- Strategy -- Deterrence 4
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 4
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 3
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 3
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
- Liberty 3
- Recreation -- Games 3
- Accidents 2
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Growler -- control room and attack center 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- galley 2
- Hygiene 2
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Recreation 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Sonar 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) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
- Discipline 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
- Hazing 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 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
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
- Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
- Russia (nation) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
- Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 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
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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