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Harmuth, Robert K.

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Jack Gabler Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 142
Scope and Contents Jack Gabler served aboard Growler as a sonarman third class from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by stating that he had initially planned to become a veterinarian, however he explained how a turn of events and a chance meeting with a Navy recruiter resulted in him joining the Navy. Gabler then discussed boot camp, which he described as a “real eye awakening moment.” He also recounted his introduction to the submarine service, stating that submarines sailors came to speak with the...
Dates: August 23, 2017

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

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

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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
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Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
Food 2
Growler -- crew's quarters 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
Strategy -- Deterrence 2
Accidents 1
Business Administration -- Finance -- Income -- Salaries 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- sonar room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Hazing 1
Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class, HM1 1
Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
Hygiene 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Liberty 1
Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Dentistry 1
Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Military Medicine 1
Logistics -- Supplies -- Medical Supplies 1
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Medical Services -- First Aid 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Pest Control -- Insect Control 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Recreation 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Sonar 1
Sonar Equipment 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
Ventilation -- Venting 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1
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