Williams, Jessica
Person
Found in 16 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
David E. Benedict Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 034
Scope and Contents
David Benedict served aboard Intrepid as a boiler tender in the number two boiler room, and as a yeoman in the engineering office, from October 1958 to July 1961. Benedict began his interview by providing an overview of his service aboard Intrepid, noting the years he was aboard and discussing his first job as a boiler tender in the number two boiler room and his second job as a yeoman in the engineering office. Benedict then spoke about recreation aboard ship and visiting different...
Dates:
May 23, 2014
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
Donald Bosetti Oral History
Item
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
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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- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 13
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 8
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 8
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 8
- Recreation 8
- Accidents 7
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 7
- Strategy -- Deterrence 7
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 6
- Food 6
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 6
- Hygiene 6
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 6
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 6
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 5
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 5
- Growler -- sail 5
- Liberty 5
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 5
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 5
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 5
- Growler -- control room and attack center 4
- Growler -- enlisted mess 4
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 4
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 4
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 4
- Navigation 4
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 4
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 4
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 4
- Recreation -- Games 4
- Recreation -- Sports 4
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 3
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- sonar room 3
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 3
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 3
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 2
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 2
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Growler -- radio room 2
- Growler -- toilet 2
- Growler -- wardroom 2
- Gunnery -- Antiaircraft Gunnery 2
- Hazing 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Intrepid -- hangar deck 2
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 2
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 2
- Letter Writing 2
- Lieutenant, O-3 2
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Refueling 2
- Logistics -- Replacement -- Replenishment -- Replenishment At Sea 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
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
- Sonar 2
- Sonar Equipment 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 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 -- Antiaircraft Guns 2
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 2
- Accidents -- Boat And Ship Accidents 1
- Air Group 10 -- VBF-10 1
- Air Group 10 -- VF-10 1
- Aircraft -- Corsair 1
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Typhoons 1
- Attack on Truk, February 16–17, 1944 -- Torpedo Strike, February 17, 1944 1
- Barbados (nation) -- Barbados (island) 1
- Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
- Burial 1
- CVW-10 -- VA-34 1
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 1
- Chemical Agents -- Defoliants -- Agent Orange 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems -- Radio Broadcasting 1
- Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1 ∧ less
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