USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 3 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
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
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- Subject
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Food 2
- Growler -- control room and attack center 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Growler -- sonar room 2
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
- Liberty 2
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
- Sonar Equipment 2
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
- Accidents 1
- Communications Technicians, CTs 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Hazing 1
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
- Hygiene 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Recreation 1
- Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
- Strategy -- Deterrence 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) -- 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
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1 ∧ less
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