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Williams, Jessica

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Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Donald Bosetti Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 116
Scope and Contents Donald Bosetti served aboard Growler as an engineman second class from 1959 to 1961. He began his interview by discussing his decision to join the Navy and his experiences in boot camp. Bosetti recalled his first days in the barracks as well as the ensuing arguments and fights that occurred between the recruits from the North and the recruits from the South. He also noted that, as boot camp came to an end, the recruits were given psychological tests, some of which he described in detail, and...
Dates: September 16, 2016

Jack Gabler Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 142
Scope and Contents Jack Gabler served aboard Growler as a sonarman third class from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by stating that he had initially planned to become a veterinarian, however he explained how a turn of events and a chance meeting with a Navy recruiter resulted in him joining the Navy. Gabler then discussed boot camp, which he described as a “real eye awakening moment.” He also recounted his introduction to the submarine service, stating that submarines sailors came to speak with the...
Dates: August 23, 2017

Kenneth Erger Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 193
Scope and Contents Kenneth Erger served aboard Intrepid as a fire controlman third class during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He began his interview by discussing his childhood in Iowa and describing life growing up on a farm. Erger then explained his decision to join the Navy and described boot camp before stating that he went aboard Intrepid while the ship was in San Francisco. He noted the ship’s shakedown after being repaired from a torpedo strike and also recounted the arrival of the air group and the...
Dates: April 11, 2019

Raymond T. Stone Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 007
Scope and Contents Raymond T. Stone served aboard Intrepid as a radarman second class during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Stone began his interview by recalling the moment he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then discussed his decision to join the Navy, basic training, how he became a radarman, and his first time seeing Intrepid. Stone continued by describing his work in Intrepid’s combat information center (CIC). He covered topics such as the layout of CIC, the communication of information, the...
Dates: June 14, 2013

Richard Lee Meyers Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 037
Scope and Contents Richard Meyers served aboard Growler as a machinist’s mate second class from October 1961 to September 1963. Meyers began his interview by explaining his decision to leave his construction job in Wyoming and join the Navy. He then discussed boot camp and volunteering for the submarine service. Meyers continued, recounting the first time he saw Growler. The submarine was in dry dock in Pearl Harbor, which gave Meyers the opportunity to walk underneath Growler and see the submarine from a...
Dates: July 2, 2014

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Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 7
Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 6
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 5
Growler -- crew's quarters 4
Growler -- forward torpedo room 4
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Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 4
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 3
Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
Liberty 3
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 3
Recreation -- Games 3
Accidents 2
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 2
Burial 2
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
Food 2
Growler -- control room and attack center 2
Growler -- engine room 2
Growler -- engine room control booth 2
Growler -- enlisted mess 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Growler -- radio room 2
Growler -- sonar room 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
Hygiene 2
Intrepid -- flight deck 2
Intrepid -- hangar deck 2
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 2
Recreation 2
Recreation -- Sports 2
Sonar 2
Sonar Equipment 2
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 2
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 2
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
Communication And Radio Systems -- Radio Broadcasting 1
Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Criminal Justice System -- Law Enforcement -- Shore Patrol 1
Damage Control 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class, FC3 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- toilet 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
Hazing 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 1
Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
Intrepid -- island 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- barber shop 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 1
Intrepid -- third deck -- ship’s store 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
Letter Writing 1
Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 1
Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 1
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Mercury 7 recovery, May 24, 1962 1
Morale 1
Official Personnel -- Chaplains 1
Operations Department -- OI Division 1
Personnel -- Operators(Personnel) -- Pilots 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 1
Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
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