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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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

David E. Bishop Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 118
Scope and Contents David Bishop served on Growler as a torpedoman third class from December 1959 to September 1961. He began his interview by explaining his decision to join the Navy when he was seventeen years old. Bishop then noted boot camp in San Diego and submarine schools in San Francisco, stating that submarined schools taught you the basic systems aboard a submarine and that the actual operation of these systems occurred once you were on board a boat. As Bishop continued, he described his first day on...
Dates: September 16, 2016

Herman F. Nascimento Oral History

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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

Jack Gabler Oral History

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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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Growler -- forward torpedo room 4
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 4
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 4
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
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Food 3
Hygiene 3
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 3
Sonar 3
Accidents 2
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
Growler -- control room and attack center 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Growler -- sonar room 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Liberty 2
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
Sonar Equipment 2
Strategy -- Deterrence 2
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- toilet 1
Hazing 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 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
Structures -- Buildings -- Churches 1
Swimming 1
Torpedoman's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, TM3 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) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 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
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