Rank/Rate	Electronics Technician Seaman
Birth Date	August 19, 1942
From	Morristown, 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	Burnett attended the Middletown Township High School in Middletown Township, N.J.

Additional information courtesy of Jeff Owens, friend.

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