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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
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
Lance Nowland Oral History
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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
Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)
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Identifier: OHP 126
Scope and Contents
Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. He began his second interview by recalling his early Navy career when he was drafted during World War II. Owens stated that he attended boot camp in Farragut, ID, and electrician school, before volunteering for submarine service and completing five war patrols on Tinosa. After discussing his experiences in the submarine service during World War II, Owens...
Dates:
March 14, 2017
Uel W. Smith Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 113
Scope and Contents
Uel Smith served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1958 to 1960. Smith began his interview by discussing the first time he saw Growler and explaining how he came to serve aboard Growler. He then backtracked and stated that he joined the Navy with a group of friends from Missouri when he was 17 years old. Smith continued, noting that he attended boot camp in Bainbridge, Maryland, and sub school in New London, CT. He described the submarine specific training he received, such as exercises...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
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- Subject: Growler -- sail X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Recreation 8
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 7
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 6
- Growler -- control room and attack center 6
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 6
- Food 5
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 5
- Strategy -- Deterrence 5
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 4
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 4
- Hygiene 4
- Navigation 4
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 4
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 4
- Accidents 3
- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- enlisted mess 3
- Growler -- wardroom 3
- Hazing 3
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 3
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Executive Officer 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Growler -- officer stateroom 2
- Growler -- sonar room 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Liberty 2
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 2
- Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 2
- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 2
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
- Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 2
- Commanding Officer 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Damage 1
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
- Damage Control 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Discipline 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 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
- Food -- Cake 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Navigation -- Dead Reckoning 1
- Navigation -- Navigational Aids -- Navigation Charts 1
- Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
- Ordnance -- Guns -- Small Arms 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Quartermaster 1st Class Petty Officer, QM1 1
- Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Sea Trials, November 1958 1
- Seaman, E-3 1
- Seaman, SN 1
- Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
- Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
- Sonar 1
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maryland (state) -- Cecil (county) -- Port Deposit (inhabited place) -- United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge (military installation) 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Norfolk (independent city) -- Norfolk (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Norfolk (naval base) 1 ∧ less
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