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Wayne J. Mehl Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 137
Scope and Contents Wayne Mehl served aboard Growler as the engineering officer and the nuclear weapons officer from 1961 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his childhood growing up on a naval base in San Francisco during World War II and noting how his father, a lieutenant during the First World War, heavily influenced his decision to join the Navy. Mehl then discussed his education at Stanford University and explained his decision to join the NROTC program, stating that his engineering degree,...
Dates: June 29, 2017

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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 8
Food 7
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Growler -- control room and attack center 6
Growler -- crew's quarters 6
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 6
Humor -- Practical Jokes 6
Recreation 6
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 6
Accidents 5
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 5
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 4
Growler -- enlisted mess 4
Growler -- sail 4
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 4
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 4
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 4
Strategy -- Deterrence 4
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 4
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
Hazing 3
Liberty 3
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 3
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 3
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Communications Technicians, CTs 2
Damage Control 2
Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Growler -- radio room 2
Growler -- toilet 2
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
Sonar 2
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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) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
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Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
Business Administration -- Finance -- Income -- Salaries 1
Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
Damage 1
Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
Food -- Cake 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- sonar room 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- washroom 1
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Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Dentistry 1
Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Military Medicine 1
Logistics -- Supplies -- Medical Supplies 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Medical Services -- First Aid 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
Morale -- Awards 1
Navigation 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Pest Control -- Insect Control 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
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