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Williams, Jessica

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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

Raymond T. Stone Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 007
Scope and Contents Raymond T. Stone served aboard Intrepid as a radarman second class during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Stone began his interview by recalling the moment he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then discussed his decision to join the Navy, basic training, how he became a radarman, and his first time seeing Intrepid. Stone continued by describing his work in Intrepid’s combat information center (CIC). He covered topics such as the layout of CIC, the communication of information, the...
Dates: June 14, 2013

Richard Lee Meyers Oral History

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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

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  • Subject: United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) X

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Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 13
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 10
Families (Human) -- Family Members 8
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 8
Strategy -- Deterrence 8
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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 7
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 7
Humor -- Practical Jokes 7
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 6
Food 6
Growler -- forward torpedo room 6
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
Recreation 6
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 6
Accidents 5
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 5
Communications Technicians, CTs 5
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 5
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 5
Growler -- control room and attack center 5
Growler -- crew's quarters 5
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 5
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 5
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 4
Growler -- enlisted mess 4
Hygiene 4
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 4
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 4
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
Growler -- sail 3
Growler -- sonar room 3
Growler -- wardroom 3
Liberty 3
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
Recreation -- Games 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
Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
Damage Control 2
Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
Discipline 2
Executive Officer 2
Growler -- engine room 2
Growler -- engine room control booth 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- officer stateroom 2
Growler -- radio room 2
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 2
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
Navigation 2
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Recreation -- Sports 2
Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
Sonar 2
Sonar Equipment 2
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
World War II, December 1941–September 1945 2
Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 1
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 1
Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
Burial 1
Commanding Officer 1
Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
Communication And Radio Systems 1
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- toilet 1
Growler -- washroom 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 1
Intrepid -- flight deck 1
Intrepid -- hangar deck 1
Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 1
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