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Sloan, Nancy E.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: May 9, 1935

Biography

Nancy Sloan, from Baltimore, Maryland, married Dennis Sloan, who served aboard Growler as an officer from 1959 to 1960. Sloan experienced life as a Navy wife, living in Hawaii when Dennis served aboard Growler, interacting with many of the other Navy wives, and raising a family while Dennis served aboard four other submarines.

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David E. Bishop Oral History

 Item
Identifier: OHP 118
Scope and Contents David Bishop served on Growler as a torpedoman third class from December 1959 to September 1961. He began his interview by explaining his decision to join the Navy when he was seventeen years old. Bishop then noted boot camp in San Diego and submarine schools in San Francisco, stating that submarined schools taught you the basic systems aboard a submarine and that the actual operation of these systems occurred once you were on board a boat. As Bishop continued, he described his first day on...
Dates: September 16, 2016

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