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Uel W. Smith Oral History
Item
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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- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 18
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 14
- Recreation 14
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 14
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 13
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 12
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 11
- Food 11
- Growler -- control room and attack center 11
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 11
- Hygiene 11
- Strategy -- Deterrence 11
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 9
- Growler -- crew's quarters 9
- Growler -- sail 9
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 9
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 8
- Growler -- enlisted mess 8
- Accidents 7
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 7
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 7
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 7
- Communications Technicians, CTs 6
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 6
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 6
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
- Liberty 6
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 6
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 6
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 5
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 5
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 5
- Navigation 5
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 5
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 5
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 5
- Recreation -- Games 5
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 5
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 5
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 5
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 4
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 4
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 4
- Growler -- sonar room 4
- Hazing 4
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 4
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 4
- Sonar 4
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
- Growler -- galley 3
- Growler -- radio room 3
- Growler -- wardroom 3
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 3
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 3
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 3
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 3
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 3
- Sonar Equipment 3
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 2
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Damage Control 2
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 2
- Discipline 2
- Executive Officer 2
- Growler -- officer stateroom 2
- Growler -- toilet 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 2
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 2
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 2
- Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 2
- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
- Recreation -- Sports 2
- Seaman, E-3 2
- Security -- Information Security 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Signatures -- Ship Signatures 2
- Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 2
- Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 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) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 2
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
- Animals -- Vertebrates -- Mammals -- Primates -- Humans -- Youth -- Children 1
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Business Administration -- Finance -- Income -- Salaries 1
- Commanding Officer 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
- Damage 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1 ∧ less
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