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USS Growler (SSG-577)

 Organization

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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

Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)

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Identifier: OHP 126
Scope and Contents Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. He began his second interview by recalling his early Navy career when he was drafted during World War II. Owens stated that he attended boot camp in Farragut, ID, and electrician school, before volunteering for submarine service and completing five war patrols on Tinosa. After discussing his experiences in the submarine service during World War II, Owens...
Dates: March 14, 2017

Samuel Higa Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 120
Scope and Contents Samuel Higa served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his family’s relocation to a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Higa then stated that his family moved to Southern California, where he completed high school and briefly attended UCLA, before joining the Navy. After explaining how he enlisted, Higa discussed boot camp, electronics school, submarine school, and SINS (Ship’s Inertial Navigation System)...
Dates: September 16, 2016

Wayne J. Mehl Oral History

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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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  • Subject: Strategy -- Deterrence X
  • Subject: Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 X

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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 4
Food 4
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 4
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 4
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 4
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United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 3
Growler -- enlisted mess 3
Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 3
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 3
Accidents 2
Communications Technicians, CTs 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Recreation 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
Commanding Officer 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Discipline 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Executive Officer 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- sonar room 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Hygiene 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Liberty 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Navigation 1
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Seaman, E-3 1
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Sonar 1
Sonar Equipment 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Solano (county) -- Mare Island (island) -- Mare Island Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air 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) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
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