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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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Food 3
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Growler -- wardroom 3
Strategy -- Deterrence 3
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
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United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- sail 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Commanding Officer 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Discipline 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 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
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 -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Recreation 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 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) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
Ventilation -- Venting 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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