USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
David E. Bishop Oral History
Item
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
Donald Bosetti Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 116
Scope and Contents
Donald Bosetti served aboard Growler as an engineman second class from 1959 to 1961. He began his interview by discussing his decision to join the Navy and his experiences in boot camp. Bosetti recalled his first days in the barracks as well as the ensuing arguments and fights that occurred between the recruits from the North and the recruits from the South. He also noted that, as boot camp came to an end, the recruits were given psychological tests, some of which he described in detail, and...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
Duane F. Heatwole Oral History
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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
Herman F. Nascimento Oral History
Item
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
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- Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
- Hygiene 3
- Recreation -- Games 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
- Accidents 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Food 2
- Growler -- engine room 2
- Growler -- engine room control booth 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 2
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Strategy -- Deterrence 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 2
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
- Growler -- toilet 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
- Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
- Liberty 1
- Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Russia (nation) 1
- Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
- Structures -- Buildings -- Churches 1
- Swimming 1
- Torpedoman's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, TM3 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
- Wounds And Injuries 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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