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Horsman, Wallace

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Allen Odette Oral History

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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

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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Growler -- control room and attack center 3
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
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Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Navigation 2
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 2
Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 2
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 2
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 2
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
Damage Control 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 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 1
Food -- Cake 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- enlisted mess 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene 1
Liberty 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Dead Reckoning 1
Navigation -- Navigational Aids -- Navigation Charts 1
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
Ordnance -- Guns -- Small Arms 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Quartermaster 1st Class Petty Officer, QM1 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Seaman, E-3 1
Seaman, SN 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 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
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
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