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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

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

Uel W. Smith Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 113
Scope and Contents Uel Smith served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1958 to 1960. Smith began his interview by discussing the first time he saw Growler and explaining how he came to serve aboard Growler. He then backtracked and stated that he joined the Navy with a group of friends from Missouri when he was 17 years old. Smith continued, noting that he attended boot camp in Bainbridge, Maryland, and sub school in New London, CT. He described the submarine specific training he received, such as exercises...
Dates: September 14, 2016

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,...
Dates: June 29, 2017

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Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 17
Recreation 14
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 12
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 12
Food 11
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Humor -- Practical Jokes 11
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 10
Hygiene 10
Strategy -- Deterrence 10
Families (Human) -- Family Members 9
Growler -- control room and attack center 9
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 9
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 8
Growler -- sail 8
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 8
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 8
Accidents 7
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 7
Growler -- crew's quarters 7
Growler -- forward torpedo room 7
Recreation -- Games 7
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 6
Growler -- enlisted mess 6
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
Liberty 6
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 6
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 6
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 6
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 6
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 5
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 5
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 5
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 5
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 5
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 5
Communications Technicians, CTs 4
Detection -- Submarine Detection 4
Growler -- sonar room 4
Hazing 4
Navigation 4
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 4
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
Sonar 4
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 3
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 3
Growler -- radio room 3
Growler -- wardroom 3
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 3
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 3
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 3
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 3
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 3
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 3
Sonar Equipment 3
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 2
Celebrations -- Holidays 2
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Growler -- engine room 2
Growler -- engine room control booth 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- toilet 2
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 2
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 2
Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 2
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
Recreation -- Sports 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) -- Hawaii (state) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 2
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
Damage 1
Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
Damage Control 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Discipline 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
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