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Williams, Jessica

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Found in 16 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

David E. Bishop Oral History

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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

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

Helen M. Mehl Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 138
Scope and Contents Helen M. Mehl married Lieutenant Wayne Mehl in 1961, and spent three years living in Hawaii during Wayne’s service aboard Growler. Mehl began her interview by discussing her childhood and her upbringing in a traditional Methodist family. She then stated that after graduating high school, she attended Stanford University to study art and art history. This was where she met Wayne Mehl, and she noted that by her senior year, they were engaged. Mehl then continued, stating that she moved to...
Dates: June 29, 2017

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

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  • Subject: Recreation X
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Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 13
Recreation 11
Families (Human) -- Family Members 10
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 9
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 9
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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 8
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 8
Humor -- Practical Jokes 8
Strategy -- Deterrence 8
Accidents 7
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 7
Food 6
Growler -- control room and attack center 6
Hygiene 6
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 6
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 5
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 5
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 5
Growler -- crew's quarters 5
Growler -- forward torpedo room 5
Growler -- sail 5
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 5
Communications Technicians, CTs 4
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 4
Growler -- enlisted mess 4
Growler -- sonar room 4
Liberty 4
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 4
Navigation 4
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 4
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 4
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 4
Recreation -- Games 4
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 3
Detection -- Submarine Detection 3
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
Growler -- radio room 3
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 3
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 3
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 3
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 3
Sonar 3
Sonar Equipment 3
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 3
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 2
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 2
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Growler -- toilet 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
Hazing 2
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 2
Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 2
Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 2
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 2
Recreation -- Sports 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
Security -- Information Security 2
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
Signatures -- Ship Signatures 2
Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 2
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 2
United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 2
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
CVW-10 -- VA-34 1
Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Communication And Radio Systems -- Radio Broadcasting 1
Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
Damage 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Discipline 1
Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Executive Officer 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 -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- barber shop 1
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