USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Calvin Underwood Oral History
Item
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
Item
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
Richard Lee Meyers Oral History
Item
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)
Item
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
Item
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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- Food 6
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 6
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 6
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 5
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 5
- Strategy -- Deterrence 5
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 4
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 4
- Growler -- enlisted mess 4
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 4
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
- Communications Technicians, CTs 3
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 3
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
- Growler -- control room and attack center 3
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 3
- Liberty 3
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
- Recreation 3
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 3
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
- Accidents 2
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
- Discipline 2
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Growler -- galley 2
- Growler -- sail 2
- Growler -- wardroom 2
- Hazing 2
- Hygiene 2
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Sonar 2
- Commanding Officer 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 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 -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- officer stateroom 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
- Inventory 1
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
- Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 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 2nd Class, E-5 1
- Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
- Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
- Sonar -- Passive 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) -- 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) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
- Ventilation -- Venting 1
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1 ∧ less
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