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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 4 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

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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  • Subject: United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) X
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Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
Growler -- sonar room 3
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 3
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 3
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Recreation -- Games 3
Sonar 3
Accidents 2
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Communications Technicians, CTs 2
Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
Food 2
Growler -- control room and attack center 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Liberty 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Recreation 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
Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Executive Officer 1
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Hazing 1
Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
Hygiene 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Navigation 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Sea Trials, November 1958 1
Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 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) -- 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) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
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