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Francis, Matt, Evoke Creative Group

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Calvin Underwood Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 117
Scope and Contents Calvin Underwood served aboard Growler as a missile technician third class from 1962 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his decision to enlist in the Navy a week after graduating high school, explaining that the only jobs available to him in his hometown involved working in the cotton mill. Underwood then stated that he was sent to boot camp in San Diego and described what it was like to leave home for the first time. He also explained that he decided to apply for sub school while...
Dates: September 16,2016

Dennis Y. Sloan Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 114
Scope and Contents Dennis Y. Sloan served aboard Growler from 1959 to 1960, as a commissary officer and a torpedo officer. He began his interview with a summary of his service, from his time in the Naval Academy to his time on Growler. Sloan then discussed his life before the Navy, noting that his father was in the Air Force and that his family spent the war years in Iowa before moving to Arlington, VA. The conversation then returned to the Naval Academy, and Sloan stated that after graduating from the...
Dates: September 14, 2016

Samuel Higa Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 120
Scope and Contents Samuel Higa served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his family’s relocation to a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Higa then stated that his family moved to Southern California, where he completed high school and briefly attended UCLA, before joining the Navy. After explaining how he enlisted, Higa discussed boot camp, electronics school, submarine school, and SINS (Ship’s Inertial Navigation System)...
Dates: September 16, 2016

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  • Subject: Cleaning -- Laundry Operations X

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Food 2
Growler -- control room and attack center 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
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Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Hygiene 2
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 2
Damage Control 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- washroom 1
Hazing 1
Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Liberty 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Morale -- Awards 1
Navigation 1
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Seaman, E-3 1
Sonar 1
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 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) -- California (state) -- Solano (county) -- Mare Island (island) -- Mare Island Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
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