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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
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
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
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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- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 14
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 13
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 12
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 10
- Recreation 10
- Food 9
- Growler -- control room and attack center 9
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 9
- Strategy -- Deterrence 9
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 8
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 8
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 7
- Hygiene 7
- Accidents 6
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 6
- Growler -- crew's quarters 6
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 6
- Growler -- sail 6
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
- Liberty 6
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 6
- Communications Technicians, CTs 5
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 5
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 5
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 5
- Growler -- enlisted mess 5
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 5
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 5
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 5
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 5
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 5
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 4
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 4
- Navigation 4
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 4
- Recreation -- Games 4
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 4
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 4
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 3
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 3
- Growler -- sonar room 3
- Growler -- wardroom 3
- Hazing 3
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 3
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
- Sonar 3
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Discipline 2
- Executive Officer 2
- Growler -- galley 2
- Growler -- officer stateroom 2
- Growler -- radio room 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 2
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
- Recreation -- Sports 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
- Seaman, E-3 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
- Sonar Equipment 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
- Commanding Officer 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage Control 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
- Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Growler -- toilet 1
- Growler -- washroom 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Inventory 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1 ∧ less
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