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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
James W. Day Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 130
Scope and Contents
James Day served aboard Growler as a hospital corpsman from 1961 to 1963. He began his interview by discussing why he joined the Navy and providing a brief overview of his service. Day noted boot camp, hospital corps school in San Diego at the Balboa Naval Hospital, operating room technician school at Bethesda Maryland Naval Hospital, being stationed at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, and his time as an OR tech aboard the hospital ship Haven during the Korean War. Day also stated that he left...
Dates:
May 24, 2017
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
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
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- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 5
- Food 5
- Growler -- control room and attack center 4
- Hygiene 4
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- sail 3
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
- Recreation 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Damage Control 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
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- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
- Strategy -- Deterrence 2
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
- Accidents 1
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- Commanding Officer 1
- Discipline 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
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- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
- Food -- Cake 1
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
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- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
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- Hazing 1
- Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class, HM1 1
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- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
- Inventory 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Liberty 1
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Dentistry 1
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- Medical Services -- First Aid 1
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- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 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
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Pest Control -- Insect Control 1
- Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
- Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
- Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
- Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 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) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1 ∧ less
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