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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- Food 8
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 8
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 7
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- Accidents 5
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 5
- Growler -- sail 5
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- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 5
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 4
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- Communications Technicians, CTs 4
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 4
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 4
- Growler -- control room and attack center 4
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 4
- Hygiene 4
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
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- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 4
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
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- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
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- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Liberty 2
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
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- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 2
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Sonar 2
- Sonar Equipment 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
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- Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
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- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Inventory 1
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- Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
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- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Quartermaster 1st Class Petty Officer, QM1 1
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