USS Growler (SSG-577)
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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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- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 11
- Recreation 9
- Strategy -- Deterrence 8
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 8
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 7
- Food 7
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 6
- Growler -- control room and attack center 6
- Growler -- enlisted mess 6
- Growler -- sail 6
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 6
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 6
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- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 4
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 4
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 4
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 4
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 4
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
- Communications Technicians, CTs 3
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 3
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 3
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 3
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- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 3
- Growler -- sonar room 3
- Hazing 3
- Navigation 3
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
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- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 2
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- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 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 -- Passive Sonar 2
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- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
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- Discipline 1
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- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
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