Mehl, Wayne J.

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Wayne J. Mehl served on board the submarine USS Growler (SSG-577) from March 1961 until the submarine was decommissioned in 1964. He was a lieutenant. During his years on the submarine, Mehl served as the engineering officer, the nuclear weapons officer and the qualification officer. As the nuclear weapons officer, his role was to arm the Regulus I missile prior to launch.

Before his time in the Navy, Mehl attended Stanford University, where he met his wife, Helen. After leaving the Navy, he went to work for the ROLM Corporation. Mehl became active in Beyond War, an anti-war movement that seeks to bring about a future without war.

The Museum recorded an oral history interview with Mehl, and a separate interview with Helen, in 2017. See OHP 137 and OHP 138.

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Helen M. Mehl Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 138

Scope and Contents Helen M. Mehl married Lieutenant Wayne Mehl in 1961, and spent three years living in Hawaii during Wayne’s service aboard Growler. Mehl began her interview by discussing her childhood and her upbringing in a traditional Methodist family. She then stated that after graduating high school, she attended Stanford University to study art and art history. This was where she met Wayne Mehl, and she noted that by her senior year, they were engaged. Mehl then continued, stating that she moved to...

Dates: June 29, 2017

Found in: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Online Archives / Helen M. Mehl Oral History

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