USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Dennis Y. Sloan Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 114
Scope and Contents
Dennis Y. Sloan served aboard Growler from 1959 to 1960, as a commissary officer and a torpedo officer. He began his interview with a summary of his service, from his time in the Naval Academy to his time on Growler. Sloan then discussed his life before the Navy, noting that his father was in the Air Force and that his family spent the war years in Iowa before moving to Arlington, VA. The conversation then returned to the Naval Academy, and Sloan stated that after graduating from the...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
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
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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- Accidents 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Hygiene 2
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
- Strategy -- Deterrence 2
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Communications Technicians, CTs 1
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
- Damage Control 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- enlisted mess 1
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- washroom 1
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Liberty 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Recreation 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
- Sonar 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval 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
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1 ∧ less
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