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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 7 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

Donald Bosetti Oral History

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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

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

Richard Lee Meyers Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 037
Scope and Contents Richard Meyers served aboard Growler as a machinist’s mate second class from October 1961 to September 1963. Meyers began his interview by explaining his decision to leave his construction job in Wyoming and join the Navy. He then discussed boot camp and volunteering for the submarine service. Meyers continued, recounting the first time he saw Growler. The submarine was in dry dock in Pearl Harbor, which gave Meyers the opportunity to walk underneath Growler and see the submarine from a...
Dates: July 2, 2014

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

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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Vacuum -- High Vacuum 4
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 3
Communications Technicians, CTs 3
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 3
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
Growler -- crew's quarters 3
Growler -- engine room 3
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Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
Strategy -- Deterrence 3
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
Accidents 2
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
Discipline 2
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Growler -- sail 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
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Liberty 2
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
Recreation 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Commanding Officer 1
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
Damage Control 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
Executive Officer 1
Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
Growler -- enlisted mess 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- washroom 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
Morale -- Awards 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Swimming 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (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) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
Ventilation -- Venting 1
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
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