Williams, Jessica
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Wayne J. Mehl Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 137
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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,...
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June 29, 2017
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- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 6
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- Hygiene 6
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- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 4
- Growler -- control room and attack center 4
- Growler -- enlisted mess 4
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 4
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
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- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 4
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 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
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- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
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- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 2
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
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- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
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- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
- CVW-10 -- VA-34 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems -- Radio Broadcasting 1
- Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
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- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
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