USS Growler (SSG-577)
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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,...
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June 29, 2017
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- Food 8
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 7
- Growler -- control room and attack center 7
- Recreation 7
- Strategy -- Deterrence 7
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 7
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- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 4
- Communications Technicians, CTs 4
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
- Growler -- enlisted mess 4
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 4
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 4
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 4
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 3
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 3
- Growler -- wardroom 3
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
- Discipline 2
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
- Executive Officer 2
- Growler -- officer stateroom 2
- Growler -- sonar room 2
- Hazing 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
- Navigation 2
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Recreation -- Sports 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Sonar 2
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- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Commanding Officer 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage Control 1
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- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- galley 1
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- Inventory 1
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- Ordnance -- Guns -- Small Arms 1
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- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
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