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Williams, Jessica

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Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)

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Identifier: OHP 126
Scope and Contents Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. He began his second interview by recalling his early Navy career when he was drafted during World War II. Owens stated that he attended boot camp in Farragut, ID, and electrician school, before volunteering for submarine service and completing five war patrols on Tinosa. After discussing his experiences in the submarine service during World War II, Owens...
Dates: March 14, 2017

Wayne J. Mehl Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 137
Scope and Contents 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,...
Dates: June 29, 2017

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Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 11
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 10
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 8
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 7
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 7
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Accidents 6
Food 6
Strategy -- Deterrence 6
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 5
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 5
Families (Human) -- Family Members 5
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 5
Growler -- control room and attack center 5
Growler -- forward torpedo room 5
Growler -- sail 5
Humor -- Practical Jokes 5
Hygiene 5
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 5
Recreation 5
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 5
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 4
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 4
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 4
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 4
Growler -- wardroom 4
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 4
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 4
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 4
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
Communications Technicians, CTs 3
Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
Growler -- crew's quarters 3
Growler -- enlisted mess 3
Liberty 3
Navigation 3
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 3
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 3
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 3
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
Damage Control 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Executive Officer 2
Growler -- engine room 2
Growler -- engine room control booth 2
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
Growler -- officer stateroom 2
Growler -- sonar room 2
Hazing 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 -- Inertial Navigation 2
Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Recreation -- Sports 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 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) -- Midway Islands (possession) 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
Burial 1
Commanding Officer 1
Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
Discipline 1
Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 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
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- radio room 1
Growler -- stern room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- toilet 1
Growler -- washroom 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
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Okinawa (region (administrative region)) -- Okinawa (prefecture) -- Okinawa-shoto (island group) -- Okinawa-Jima (island) 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Lieutenant, O-3 1
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
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