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Heatwole, Duane F.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: October 9, 1935

Biography

Duane F. Heatwole, from Glendale, Arizona, served aboard the submarine USS Growler (SSG-577) as a commissaryman petty officer second class from 1960 to 1964. He spent the majority of his time in the galley preparing food for the crew, however he was also stationed in the wardroom with a manual plot when they test fired missiles. Heatwole also served aboard Bonefish and Halibut. After leaving the Navy he returned to Arizona where he worked at his family’s business, a Frito-Lay franchise that his father had purchased in 1947.

Chronology:
October 1959
Start Date of Military Service
1960
Start Date of Service Aboard Growler
1964
End Date of Service Aboard Growler
October 1964
End Date of Military Service

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Duane F. Heatwole Oral History

 Item
Identifier: OHP 057
Scope and Contents Duane F. Heatwole served aboard Growler as a commissaryman petty officer second class from 1960 to 1964. Heatwole began his interview by discussing Growler’s galley. He also described how he acquired different types of food, how this food was loaded into the boat, and how the food was stored. Heatwole then discussed some of the meals that he prepared for the crew, including filet mignon, lobster, and crab legs from Alaska. He then continued, describing a process called snorkeling, which...
Dates: October 1, 2014

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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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 3
Recreation 3
Strategy -- Deterrence 3
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
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Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
Growler -- control room and attack center 2
Growler -- crew's quarters 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Damage Control 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Discipline 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
Food -- Cake 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
Growler -- enlisted mess 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Hygiene 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Liberty 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 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 2nd Class, E-5 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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