USS Thresher (SSN 593)
Twelve graduates of the Naval Academy in eight different classes were lost when USS Thresher (SSN 593) sank with all hands on April 10, 1963. The tragedy took the lives of 129 officers, crew, and shipyard workers. For further reading, see Wikipedia and the Thresher Roster of those aboard.
Philip Allen '45 will be added here once his class is completed and uploaded to the site.
Philip Allen
Class of 1946
LCDR, USN
Easthampton, Massachusetts
April 10, 1963 (39 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
John Harvey
Class of 1950
LCDR, USN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 10, 1963 (35 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
John Billings
Class of 1950
LCDR, USN
Mineola, New York
April 10, 1963 (35 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
Robert Krag
Class of 1950
LCDR, USN
Minot, North Dakota
April 10, 1963 (35 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
Michael DiNola
Class of 1953
LCDR, USN
New York City, New York
April 10, 1963 (33 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
Robert Biederman
Class of 1954
LT, USN
Hartford, Connecticut
April 10, 1963 (32 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
Merrill Collier
Class of 1956
LT, USN
New Richmond, Ohio
April 10, 1963 (31 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
Guy Parsons, Jr.
Class of 1959
LTJG, USN
White Plains, New York
April 10, 1963 (25 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
Ronald Babcock
Class of 1960
LTJG, USN
Ord, Nebraska
April 10, 1963 (25 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
James Henry, Jr.
Class of 1960
LTJG, USN
Brooklyn, New York
April 10, 1963 (24 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
John Grafton
Class of 1961
LTJG, USN
Jamesville, New York
April 10, 1963 (25 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
John Wiley
Class of 1961
LT, USN
Altoona, Pennsylvania
April 10, 1963 (23 years old)
Operational loss, USS Thresher (SSN 593), Submarine
Pages in category "USS Thresher (SSN 593)"
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