On Eternal Patrol - Pervis Robison, Jr.

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of the U.S. Navy

Pervis Robison, Jr.

Pervis Robison, Jr.

Rank/Rate Seaman

Birth Date December 15, 1941

From Nutley, New Jersey

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 The town of Nutley, New Jersey, erected a monument to Pervis near City Hall which is decorated each Memorial Day by local veteran organizations. The township also held a memorial service on the 40th Anniversary of the loss of USS Thresher.

Photos and information courtesy of John T. Barry of Nutley, New Jersey.

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