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Harmuth, Robert K.

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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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Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Damage Control 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
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Food -- Cake 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- enlisted mess 1
Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
Hygiene 1
Inventory 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine 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
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