Williams, Jessica
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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Allen Odette Oral History
Item
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
Richard Lee Meyers Oral History
Item
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
Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)
Item
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
Item
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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- Growler -- sail 5
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 5
- Growler -- wardroom 4
- Recreation 4
- Strategy -- Deterrence 4
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 4
- Accidents 3
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 3
- Communications Technicians, CTs 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 3
- Food 3
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 3
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Executive Officer 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Growler -- control room and attack center 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Growler -- officer stateroom 2
- Growler -- sonar room 2
- Hygiene 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 2
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
- Navigation 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 2
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
- Commanding Officer 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Discipline 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Hazing 1
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 1
- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Sea Trials, November 1958 1
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
- Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
- Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
- Sonar 1
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air 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) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
- Ventilation -- Venting 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1 ∧ less
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