Silver lighter with USS Growler seal on the base depicting a hand reaching out of green water and grabbing a blue Regulus I missile against a pink mushroom cloud in enamel, inscription "Growler Ready SSG 557," and the name Perret engraved on the lid
BiographyMichael Perrett joined the U.S. Navy in 1961. He served on board the submarine USS Growler (SSG-577) as an electronics technician (communications) third class (ETN3) from August 1962 until June 1964. He has been interviewed for the Intrepid Museum's oral history collection (OHP.159).