Growler's Screwballs Bowling Shirt
Object NameShirt
Historic Owner
Charles H. O'Day
Association
USS Growler (SSG-577)
Date1959–1961
PeriodCold War; Vietnam War
Mediumcotton, plastic
ClassificationsPersonal Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Family of Charles H. O'Day. 2021.22.01
Object number2021.22.01
DescriptionShirt; Yellow cotton short-sleeved bowling shirt with dark blue collar and four white plastic button closures. Shirt has a pocket on the proper left chest. Blue inscription above the pocket reads "Mike". Back panel has blue pleats on either side of the shirt. On the back proper left side of the shirt's yoke is blue text that reads "O'Day". In the center back panel of the shirt is an image of three dark blue bowling balls with a flat head screw in the center of them. The bowling balls are made from felt fabric. Blue text around the image reads "Growlers screwballs // SSG 577". There is a fabric label on the interior center back below the collar with text in red and black stitching that reads "Hit the // Hale Niu // Jack Pot // Honolulu" with an image of a black bowling ball with red pins.On View
Not on viewCollections
Ernest K. Robinson
ca. 1945
Object number: 2016.78.01