Rank/Rate	Machinist's Mate, First Class
Birth Date	January 21, 1939
From	Macungie, Pennsylvania
Decorations
Submarine	USS Thresher (SSN-593)
Loss Date	April 10, 1963
Location	Approximately 300 miles off the coast of New England
Circumstances	Most likely cause of the sinking was a failure in either a pipe, a pipe valve, or a hull weld, causing flooding near the engine room
Remarks	"I joined the Navy with Laird,  his nickname was "Corker."  We went to school together and joined the Navy together.  I went to Communications Tech School and Corker went to Machinist's Mate school.  Will never forget."

Remarks courtesy of Terry Scheidt.

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