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John Davis Shafer

John Davis Shafer

 

Rank/Rate Senior Chief Electrician's Mate
Birth Date August 6, 1929
From Fort Pierce, Florida
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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 Brother of Benjamin Nathan Shafer, also lost on Thresher

 

 

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