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Williams, Jessica

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Found in 5 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

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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  • Subject: Education -- Training -- Basic Training X
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Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 4
Growler -- forward torpedo room 4
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 4
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
Growler -- crew's quarters 3
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Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
Accidents 2
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Families (Human) -- Family Members 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 -- sonar room 2
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Liberty 2
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Sonar 2
Sonar Equipment 2
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 1
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
Burial 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 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
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Food 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 1
Intrepid -- flight deck 1
Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 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
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Operations Department -- OI Division 1
Personnel -- Operators(Personnel) -- Pilots 1
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Pre-World War II, ?–November 1941 1
Puerto Rico (dependent state) 1
Radar -- Radar Equipment 1
Radarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, RD2 1
Recreation 1
Recreation -- Sports 1
Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 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) -- Florida (state) -- Monroe (county) -- Florida Keys (island group) -- Key West (island) -- Key West (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Key West (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- Massachusetts (state) -- Suffolk (county) -- Boston (inhabited place) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
United States (nation) -- New York (State) -- Seneca (County) -- Sampson Naval Training Station (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- Rhode Island (state) -- Newport (county) -- Rhode Island (island) -- Newport (inhabited place) -- Naval Station Newport (naval base) 1
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
Ventilation -- Venting 1
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
Wounds And Injuries 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1
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