Francis, Matt, Evoke Creative Group
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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Allen Odette Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 111
Scope and Contents
Allen Odette served aboard Growler from August 1961 to December 1963, as a fire control technician (missile guidance systems) second class. Odette began his interview by speaking about his decision to join the Navy. He noted that he first went into the reserves in Illinois before joining the regular Navy after moving to California. He also discussed his experiences in boot camp as well as his decision to apply for the submarine service after receiving a tour of a submarine from a friend of a...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
Calvin Underwood Oral History
Item
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
Item
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
Donald Bosetti Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 116
Scope and Contents
Donald Bosetti served aboard Growler as an engineman second class from 1959 to 1961. He began his interview by discussing his decision to join the Navy and his experiences in boot camp. Bosetti recalled his first days in the barracks as well as the ensuing arguments and fights that occurred between the recruits from the North and the recruits from the South. He also noted that, as boot camp came to an end, the recruits were given psychological tests, some of which he described in detail, and...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
John "Andy" Anderson Oral History
Item
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
Lance Nowland Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 119
Scope and Contents
Lance Nowland served on Growler as a missile technician second class from 1959 to 1962. He began his interview by recalling his decision to join the Navy and stating that he was in the Coast Guard Reserve while in high school. Nowland then continued, noting boot camp, as well as Temporary Active Duty at Anacostia Naval Air Station in Washington DC, before stating that he attended guided missilman A school in Dam Neck, VA. The topic of guided missileman A school then led to a discussion on...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
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- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 5
- Hygiene 5
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 4
- Food 4
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 4
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- sail 3
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
- Recreation 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) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 3
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Damage Control 2
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Hazing 2
- Liberty 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 2
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
- Accidents 1
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Food -- Cake 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Growler -- washroom 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 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
- Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Sonar 1
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
- Strategy -- Deterrence 1
- Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1
- Wounds And Injuries 1 ∧ less
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