Henderson, Donald
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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
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- Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 2
- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Growler -- sail 2
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 2
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 2
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
- Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 2
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
- Communications Technicians, CTs 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage Control 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
- Food 1
- Food -- Cake 1
- Growler -- enlisted mess 1
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
- Hazing 1
- Hygiene 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Dead Reckoning 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Navigational Aids -- Navigation Charts 1
- Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 1
- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Quartermaster 1st Class Petty Officer, QM1 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
- Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
- Sonar 1
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
- Strategy -- Deterrence 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Monroe (county) -- Florida Keys (island group) -- Key West (island) -- Key West (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Key West (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1 ∧ less
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