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Williams, Jessica

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Found in 11 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

Dennis Y. Sloan Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 114
Scope and Contents Dennis Y. Sloan served aboard Growler from 1959 to 1960, as a commissary officer and a torpedo officer. He began his interview with a summary of his service, from his time in the Naval Academy to his time on Growler. Sloan then discussed his life before the Navy, noting that his father was in the Air Force and that his family spent the war years in Iowa before moving to Arlington, VA. The conversation then returned to the Naval Academy, and Sloan stated that after graduating from the...
Dates: September 14, 2016

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

Ed Clark Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 141

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

Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)

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Identifier: OHP 126
Scope and Contents Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. He began his second interview by recalling his early Navy career when he was drafted during World War II. Owens stated that he attended boot camp in Farragut, ID, and electrician school, before volunteering for submarine service and completing five war patrols on Tinosa. After discussing his experiences in the submarine service during World War II, Owens...
Dates: March 14, 2017

Wayne J. Mehl Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 137
Scope and Contents Wayne Mehl served aboard Growler as the engineering officer and the nuclear weapons officer from 1961 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his childhood growing up on a naval base in San Francisco during World War II and noting how his father, a lieutenant during the First World War, heavily influenced his decision to join the Navy. Mehl then discussed his education at Stanford University and explained his decision to join the NROTC program, stating that his engineering degree,...
Dates: June 29, 2017

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Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 10
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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 7
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Recreation 7
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 6
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 6
Families (Human) -- Family Members 6
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 6
Growler -- control room and attack center 6
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 6
Accidents 5
Growler -- sail 5
Humor -- Practical Jokes 5
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 5
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 5
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 4
Communications Technicians, CTs 4
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
Growler -- enlisted mess 4
Hygiene 4
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
Growler -- sonar room 3
Growler -- wardroom 3
Liberty 3
Navigation 3
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 3
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 3
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
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Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 2
Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 2
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
Recreation -- Sports 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
Sonar 2
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United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 2
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Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Commanding Officer 1
Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Damage 1
Damage Control 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- washroom 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
Morale -- Awards 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Dead Reckoning 1
Navigation -- Navigational Aids -- Navigation Charts 1
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
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