Williams, Jessica
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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
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- Cold War, October 1945–March 15, 1974 13
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- Families (Human) -- Family Members 8
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 8
- Strategy -- Deterrence 8
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 7
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 7
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 7
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 6
- Food 6
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 6
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 6
- Recreation 6
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 6
- Accidents 5
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 5
- Communications Technicians, CTs 5
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 5
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 5
- Growler -- control room and attack center 5
- Growler -- crew's quarters 5
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 5
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 5
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 4
- Growler -- enlisted mess 4
- Hygiene 4
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 4
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 4
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 3
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Growler -- sail 3
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- Liberty 3
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
- Recreation -- Games 3
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 3
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
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- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
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- Growler -- engine room 2
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- Growler -- officer stateroom 2
- Growler -- radio room 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 2
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
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- Recreation -- Sports 2
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- Sonar 2
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- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 2
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 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
- Behavioral Sciences -- Psychology -- Behavior -- Emotions -- Anxiety 1
- Burial 1
- Commanding Officer 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
- Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 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
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Growler -- toilet 1
- Growler -- washroom 1
- Hazing 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 ∧ less
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