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Gunn, William

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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

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Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
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Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
Growler -- enlisted mess 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Hazing 1
Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Dead Reckoning 1
Navigation -- Navigational Aids -- Navigation Charts 1
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Quartermaster 1st Class Petty Officer, QM1 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Naval Air Station Barbers Point (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
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