Shafer, John, EMCS

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer

Last Primary NEC
EM-3364-Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant Supervisor-Electrical

Last Rating/NEC Group
Electrician's Mate

Primary Unit
1961-1963, EM-3354, USS Thresher (SSN-593)

Service Years
1947 - 1963

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Decommissioning

Order of the Magellan

Order of the Rock

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Personal Details

Home State

Florida

Year of Birth
1929

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Contact Info

Last Address Fort Pierce, Fl
Date of Passing Apr 10, 1963

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Was a crewmember of USS THRESHER (SSN-593)

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

Other Comments:

Was lost along with his brother - Benjamin Shafer. Please see his profile

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1947-1950, USS Franklin D.Roosevelt (CVA-42)

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From Month/Year - / 1947	To Month/Year - / 1950
Unit USS Franklin D.Roosevelt (CVA-42) Unit Page
Rank Seaman Recruit	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Franklin D.Roosevelt (CVA-42) Details
	USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB-42) (later CVA-42 and CV-42) Named for Franklin D. Roosevelt CLASS - MIDWAY Displacement 45,000 Tons, Dimensions, 968' (oa) x 113' x 35' (Max) Armament 18 x 5"/54AA 84 x 40mm, 68 x 20mm, 137 Aircraft. Armor, 7.6" Belt, 3 1/2" Flight Deck, 2" Deck, 6 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery, 212,000; SHP, Geared turbines, 4 screws Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 410 The Home Site for the CV-42 http://ussfranklindroosevelt.com/ USS *Franklin D. Roosevelt* (CV-42) was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on 1 October 1977. Final bids on Sale No. 16-8007 for ex-CV 42 were opened at 1400 hrs. on 31 March 1978. Sold to Union Minerals & Alloy Corp. of New York City, NY, 11 April 1978, in the amount of $2,111,013.37. *Rosieentered the River Terminal Development Co. facility, Kearny, NJ, for scrapping, 3 May 1978. (Thanks to* Larry Blumenthal for the info.)
	Type Combat - Sea
	Parent Unit Midway-class	Strength Aircraft Carrier
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: May 26, 2008

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8 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Franklin D.Roosevelt (CVA-42)

Krag, Robert, LCDR, (1950-1963)			Lieutenant Junior Grade
Bonansinga, Frank C, LT, (1945-1955)	OFF	131X	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Vallely, James R., CAPT, (1943-1974)	OFF	131X	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Arnold, Palmer, PO2, (1949-1953)	ET	ET-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Block, Duane Floyd, PO1, (1948-1952)	PH	PH-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Easton, Bennie, PO2, (1946-1950)	QM	QM-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Reed, David, MCPO, (1948-1978)	WT	WT-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Thompson, Ernest, PO3, (1945-1952)	MM	MM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class

Shafer, John, EMCS

USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB-42) (later CVA-42 and CV-42)

USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB-42)
(later CVA-42 and CV-42)