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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

James W. Day Oral History

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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

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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

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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

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 (First Interview)

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Identifier: OHP 059
Scope and Contents Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. Owens began his interview by stating where he was born and raised and discussing his service in WWII. Owens explained that after boot camp and electrical school, he rode Intrepid from Alameda to Pearl Harbor, where he served aboard the submarine tender USS Bushnell. He then went aboard the USS Tinosa and made seven war patrols. After providing additional...
Dates: October 1, 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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Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 13
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 13
Food 12
Hygiene 12
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 11
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Growler -- sail 11
Recreation 11
Strategy -- Deterrence 10
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 10
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 9
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 9
Growler -- control room and attack center 9
Humor -- Practical Jokes 9
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 9
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 9
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 8
Families (Human) -- Family Members 8
Growler -- enlisted mess 8
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 8
Accidents 7
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 7
Growler -- crew's quarters 7
Growler -- forward torpedo room 7
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 7
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 7
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 6
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 6
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 6
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 6
Recreation -- Games 6
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 5
Growler -- wardroom 5
Hazing 5
Liberty 5
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 5
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 4
Communications Technicians, CTs 4
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 4
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 4
Growler -- galley 4
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 4
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
Navigation 4
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 4
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 4
Detection -- Submarine Detection 3
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
Executive Officer 3
Growler -- engine room 3
Growler -- engine room control booth 3
Growler -- officer stateroom 3
Growler -- sonar room 3
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 3
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 3
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 3
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 3
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 3
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 3
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 3
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 3
Sonar 3
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 3
Celebrations -- Holidays 2
Commanding Officer 2
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
Damage Control 2
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 2
Growler -- radio room 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
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
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
Sonar Equipment 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) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Business Administration -- Finance -- Income -- Salaries 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
Damage 1
Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
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