Wayne E. Mehl Papers

Object NameCertificate, Achievement Letter List, Mailing Newsletter Blueprint

Historic Owner Wayne J. Mehl

Association USS Growler (SSG-577)

Dateca. 1963

PeriodCold War; Vietnam War

Mediumpaper, ink

ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Wayne and Helen Mehl. A2017.28

Object numberA2017.28

DescriptionExtent: 1 folder, 1 blueprint

The Wayne E. Mehl Papers contains papers from his time aboard the submarine USS Growler in 1961 and after. The collection includes a commendation Growler received, correspondence sent home to the families of crewmembers, an address list, newsletters from the naval base at Pearl Harbor, and a Booklet of General Plans containing blueprints of Growler.

Certificate, Achievement; United States Pacific Fleet Citation to "The Officers and Men // of // Submarine Division Eleven", from November 1, 1961 to June 27, 1963

Letter; to Growler families, from Commanding Officer D. Henderson, no date

List, Sailing; USS Growler SSG 577 Officers Sailing List, with contact information for next of kin and annotations in red ink

Newsletter; Patrol, U.S. Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- September 1, 1962
- September 15, 1962
Both have blurbs about Mehl's performance in intramural swim meets.

Blueprint; Submarine SSG577 // Booklet of General Plans, January 22, 1957, last approved March 14, 1962

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