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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- Growler -- control room and attack center 4
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 4
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- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 4
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 4
- Communications Technicians, CTs 3
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 3
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
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- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 3
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- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
- Sonar 2
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- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 2
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