USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
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
James W. Day Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 130
Scope and Contents
James Day served aboard Growler as a hospital corpsman from 1961 to 1963. He began his interview by discussing why he joined the Navy and providing a brief overview of his service. Day noted boot camp, hospital corps school in San Diego at the Balboa Naval Hospital, operating room technician school at Bethesda Maryland Naval Hospital, being stationed at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, and his time as an OR tech aboard the hospital ship Haven during the Korean War. Day also stated that he left...
Dates:
May 24, 2017
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
Lance Nowland Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 119
Scope and Contents
Lance Nowland served on Growler as a missile technician second class from 1959 to 1962. He began his interview by recalling his decision to join the Navy and stating that he was in the Coast Guard Reserve while in high school. Nowland then continued, noting boot camp, as well as Temporary Active Duty at Anacostia Naval Air Station in Washington DC, before stating that he attended guided missilman A school in Dam Neck, VA. The topic of guided missileman A school then led to a discussion on...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
Nancy E. Sloan Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 115
Scope and Contents
Nancy Sloan married Dennis Sloan, who served aboard Growler as an officer from 1959 to 1960. She began her interview by explaining that she met Dennis through a blind date during a visit to the Naval Academy and noting the initial hesitation that her family expressed when she eventually married a “Navy guy.” Sloan then spoke about her introduction to life as a Navy wife, which occurred when Dennis was in submarine school. She also described her trip to Hawaii after Dennis was assigned to...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
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- Subject: Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 X
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- Subject
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 22
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 17
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 14
- Recreation 14
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 13
- Food 13
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 12
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 12
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 12
- Hygiene 12
- Strategy -- Deterrence 12
- Growler -- control room and attack center 11
- Growler -- sail 11
- Growler -- crew's quarters 10
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 10
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 10
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 9
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 9
- Growler -- enlisted mess 9
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 9
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 8
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 8
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 8
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 8
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 8
- Accidents 7
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 7
- Recreation -- Games 7
- Communications Technicians, CTs 6
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 6
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
- Liberty 6
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 6
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 6
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 6
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 5
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 5
- Growler -- galley 5
- Growler -- wardroom 5
- Hazing 5
- Navigation 5
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 5
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 5
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 5
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 4
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 4
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 4
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 4
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 4
- Growler -- sonar room 4
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 4
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 4
- Sonar 4
- Executive Officer 3
- Growler -- engine room 3
- Growler -- engine room control booth 3
- Growler -- officer stateroom 3
- Growler -- radio room 3
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 3
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 3
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 3
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 3
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 3
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 3
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 3
- Sonar Equipment 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 3
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 3
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays 2
- Commanding Officer 2
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Damage Control 2
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 2
- Discipline 2
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 2
- Growler -- toilet 2
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 2
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 2
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 2
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 2
- Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 2
- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 2
- Recreation -- Sports 2
- Seaman, E-3 2
- Security -- Information Security 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Signatures -- Ship Signatures 2
- Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 2
- Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2 ∧ less
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