Williams, Jessica
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
Jack Gabler Oral History
Item
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
Item
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
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- Subject: Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 X
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- Accidents 3
- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
- Food 3
- Liberty 3
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
- Hygiene 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Strategy -- Deterrence 2
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
- Burial 1
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
- Criminal Justice System -- Law Enforcement -- Shore Patrol 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
- Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class, FC3 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- enlisted mess 1
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
- Growler -- sail 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Growler -- toilet 1
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 1
- Hazing 1
- Intrepid -- crew berthing 1
- Intrepid -- flight deck 1
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
- Intrepid -- island 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 1
- Letter Writing 1
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 1
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Official Personnel -- Chaplains 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
- Recreation 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Sonar 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strike, October 29, 1944 1
- Strikes against Luzon, October 29, 1944 -- Kamikaze Strikes, November 25, 1944 1
- Structures -- Buildings -- Churches 1
- Torpedoman's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, TM3 1
- Typhoon near Ulithi, October 3–4, 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) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
- Weapons -- Antiaircraft Guns 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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