USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Duane F. Heatwole Oral History
Item
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
Herman F. Nascimento Oral History
Item
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
John "Andy" Anderson Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 112
Scope and Contents
John “Andy” Anderson served aboard Growler from August 1961 to May 1963, as a fire control technician (missile guidance systems) third class and was the torpedo fire controlman aboard Growler. Anderson began his interview by stating that his father served aboard German submarines during World War I, which influenced his decision to join the Navy and serve aboard submarines. He then briefly discussed his childhood before explaining why he joined the Navy. Anderson continued, describing his...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 4
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 4
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
- Hygiene 3
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 3
- Recreation 3
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays 2
- Growler -- control room and attack center 2
- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Growler -- sail 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 2
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Strategy -- Deterrence 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
- Accidents 1
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
- Damage Control 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
- Food -- Cake 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- enlisted mess 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
- Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
- Hazing 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Inventory 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Liberty 1
- Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
- Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
- Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Russia (nation) 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
- Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
- Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
- Swimming 1
- Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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