Williams, Jessica
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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Nancy E. Sloan Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 115
Scope and Contents
Nancy Sloan married Dennis Sloan, who served aboard Growler as an officer from 1959 to 1960. She began her interview by explaining that she met Dennis through a blind date during a visit to the Naval Academy and noting the initial hesitation that her family expressed when she eventually married a “Navy guy.” Sloan then spoke about her introduction to life as a Navy wife, which occurred when Dennis was in submarine school. She also described her trip to Hawaii after Dennis was assigned to...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
Wayne J. Mehl Oral History
Item
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
Wesley Hays Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 095
Scope and Contents
Wesley Hays served aboard Intrepid during World War II, in 1945, as a Corsair pilot in VBF-10. Hays began his interview by providing an overview of his time on board Intrepid. He also briefly discussed his childhood and how he developed an interest in flight. The interview then transitioned to a discussion on flight training, and Hays described the stages of flight training and the aircraft he flew. He also explained how he was assigned to VBF-10 and provided a detailed description of the...
Dates:
April 28, 2016
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- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 11
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 10
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 7
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 7
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 6
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 6
- Hygiene 6
- Recreation 6
- Strategy -- Deterrence 6
- Accidents 5
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 5
- Food 5
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 5
- Communications Technicians, CTs 4
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
- Recreation -- Games 4
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- enlisted mess 3
- Growler -- sonar room 3
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 3
- Liberty 3
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 3
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
- Accidents -- Aviation Accidents 2
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Growler -- control room and attack center 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- radio room 2
- Growler -- sail 2
- Growler -- toilet 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Letter Writing 2
- Lieutenant, O-3 2
- Morale -- Awards 2
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 2
- Recreation -- Sports 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Security -- Information Security 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Sonar 2
- Sonar Equipment 2
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Clay (county) -- Green Cove Springs (inhabited place) -- Lee Field Naval Air Station (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Florida (state) -- Escambia (county) -- Pensacola (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Station Pensacola (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 2
- Accidents -- Boat And Ship Accidents 1
- Air Group 10 -- VBF-10 1
- Air Group 10 -- VF-10 1
- Aircraft -- Corsair 1
- Animals -- Vertebrates -- Mammals -- Primates -- Humans -- Youth -- Children 1
- Animals -- Vertebrates -- Mammals -- Primates -- Humans -- Youth -- Children -- Infants 1
- Attack -- Kamikaze Attack 1
- Barbados (nation) -- Barbados (island) 1
- Battle of Okinawa, April 1 – June 22, 1945 -- Kamikaze Strike, April 16, 1945 1
- Business Administration -- Finance -- Income -- Salaries 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Chemical Agents -- Defoliants -- Agent Orange 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Communications Technician (Interpretive Branch) Petty Officer 2nd Class, CTI2 1
- Cuba (nation) -- Guantánamo (province) -- Guantánamo, Bahía de (bay) -- Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (naval base) 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage 1
- Damage Control 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing 1
- Delivery -- Weapon Delivery -- Bombing -- Tactical Bombing -- Dive Bombing 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Discipline 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Documents -- Periodicals -- Newspapers 1
- Education -- Training -- Flight Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
- Engineering Department -- B Division 1
- Engineering Department -- R Division 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Federated States of Micronesia (nation) -- Yap (state) -- Ulithi (atoll) 1
- Fluids -- Vapors -- Water Vapor -- Steam 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- France (nation) -- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (region (administrative division)) -- Cannes (inhabited place) 1
- Gibraltar (dependent state) -- Gibraltar (inhabited place) 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1 ∧ less
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