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USS Growler insignia pin with colored enamel image of a hand reaching out of water and grabbing…
USS Growler Pin
USS Growler insignia pin with colored enamel image of a hand reaching out of water and grabbing…
USS Growler insignia pin with colored enamel image of a hand reaching out of water and grabbing a Regulus I missile against a mushroom cloud and inscription "Growler Ready SSG-577"

USS Growler Pin

Object NamePin, Insignia
DateJune 1963–April 1964
PeriodCold War
Mediummetal, enamel
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. 00.2019.01
Object number00.2019.01
DescriptionPin, Insignia; Vertical oval pin with colored enamel imagery of the second USS Growler insignia, The insignia depicts imagery of a hand reaching out of water and grabbing a Regulus I missile against a gray and red mushroom cloud. Surrounding the image is “Growler // SGG 577 // Ready”. It has a butterfly clutch pin backing with "Made in U.S.A." imprinted on it.
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Collections
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Allen B. Odette
August 1961–December 1963
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Michael Perrett
1962–1964
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Wayne J. Mehl
1961–1964
Object number: 2017.47
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Samuel S. Cochran
August 1962–April 1963
Object number: 2018.49.02
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Jack Gabler
1959
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Dennis Sloan
1959
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Dennis Sloan
June 1959–August 1960
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Dennis Sloan
June 1959–August 1960
Object number: 2016.73.03
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Samuel S. Cochran
August 1962–April 1963
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Joseph J. Clark
1940–1953
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