Williams, Jessica
Person
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Richard A. Schacht Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 017
Scope and Contents
Richard Schacht served aboard Intrepid as an officer in the OI Division from 1966-1968, during the Vietnam War. Schacht began his interview by stating that he lived with severe asthma attacks throughout his childhood until his parents took him to a hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi where he was subsequently cured. He then stated that he received his B.S. in Business Administration from Northwestern University during the height of the Vietnam War, and explained his reasons for joining the Navy:...
Dates:
August 18, 2013
Richard Lee Meyers Oral History
Item
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
Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)
Item
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
Samuel Higa Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 120
Scope and Contents
Samuel Higa served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his family’s relocation to a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Higa then stated that his family moved to Southern California, where he completed high school and briefly attended UCLA, before joining the Navy. After explaining how he enlisted, Higa discussed boot camp, electronics school, submarine school, and SINS (Ship’s Inertial Navigation System)...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
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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- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 23
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 13
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 13
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 11
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 11
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 11
- Recreation 11
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 10
- Strategy -- Deterrence 10
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 8
- Food 8
- Growler -- control room and attack center 8
- Growler -- crew's quarters 8
- Hygiene 8
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 8
- Accidents 7
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 7
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 7
- Growler -- enlisted mess 7
- Growler -- sail 7
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 7
- Communications Technicians, CTs 6
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 6
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 6
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 6
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 6
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 6
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 5
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 5
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 5
- Navigation 5
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 5
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 5
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 5
- Vietnam War, 1966–68 5
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 4
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 4
- Egypt (nation) -- Suez (governorate) -- Suez Canal (canal) 4
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 4
- Growler -- sonar room 4
- Growler -- wardroom 4
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 4
- Intrepid -- second deck -- wardroom 4
- Landing -- Aircraft Landings -- Carrier Landings 4
- Liberty 4
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 4
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 4
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 4
- Recreation -- Games 4
- Second Vietnam Deployment, May – December, 1967 4
- Sonar Equipment 4
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
- Ceremonies -- Crossing the Line 3
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 3
- Discipline 3
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
- First Vietnam Deployment, April – November 1966 3
- Growler -- galley 3
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 3
- Growler -- radio room 3
- Hazing 3
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 3
- Intrepid -- gallery deck -- combat information center (CIC) 3
- Intrepid -- second deck -- ready room 3
- Morale 3
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 3
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 3
- Philippines (nation) -- Olongapo (special city) -- Olongapo (inhabited place) -- U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (naval base) 3
- Radar -- Radar Equipment 3
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 3
- Six Day War, June 5–10, 1967 3
- Sonar 3
- Tonkin, Gulf of (gulf) -- Yankee Station (military installation) 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 3
- United States (nation) -- Illinois (state) -- Lake (county) -- Naval Station Great Lakes (naval base) 3
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
- Aircraft -- Skyhawk 2
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 2
- CVW-10 -- VA-34 2
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 2
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training 2
- Executive Officer 2
- Growler -- engine room 2
- Growler -- engine room control booth 2
- Growler -- officer stateroom 2
- Growler -- toilet 2
- Intrepid -- hangar deck -- fantail 2
- Intrepid -- stateroom 2
- Intrepid -- third deck -- mess 2
- Italy (nation) -- Lazio (region (administrative division)) -- Roma (province) -- Rome (inhabited place) 2
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 2
- Leave 2
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 2
- Morale -- Awards 2 ∧ less
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