Ritchie, James Patrick, RM2

Deceased
 
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Final Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Last NEC
RM-0000-Radioman
Last NEC Group
Radioman
Primary Unit
1961-1963, RM-0000, USS Thresher (SSN-593)
Service Years
1958 - 1963
RM-Radioman

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Home State
Vermont
Vermont
 Year of Birth
1941
 
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Contact Info
Last Address
Portsmouth, NH
Date of Passing
Apr 10, 1963		  

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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:

Lost onboard USS THRESHER (SSN-593)
   
  1959-1959, Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk, VA

From Month/Year
- / 1959
To Month/Year
- / 1959

Unit
Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk, VA Unit Page

Rank
Seaman
NEC
Not Specified

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
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 Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk, VA Details

Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk, VA

Type
Shore Support 		 

Parent Unit
Naval Stations
Strength
Base

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Apr 7, 2009
   
   
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16 Members Also There at Same Time
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Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk, VA
Van Metre, Thaddeus, RADM, (1930-1959) Rear Admiral Upper Half
Mahler, William Albert, CAPT, (1939-1962) OFF 410X Captain
Handley, James B., PO1, (1939-1959) SF SF-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Beilby, Louis, PO2, (1958-1962) MM MM-9348 Petty Officer Second Class
Murphy, George, PO2, (1956-1960) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Ackerman, Raymond, PO3, (1955-1959) MA MA-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Bratton, Franklin Delano, PO3, (1956-1959) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Campbell, Bruce, PO3, (1957-1962) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
Murphy, Morris, PO3, (1958-1962) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
Geldert, Bob, PO3, (1958-1961) RM RM-0000 Seaman
Iles, Bruce, SN, (1956-1959) SK SK-0000 Seaman
Naval Receiving Station
Passwaters, Kenneth Wade, MCPO, (1957-1980) CTM CT-0000 Seaman
Webb, Roland, MCPO, (1959-1979) 00 00E Seaman
Maas, Philip, S1c, (1955-1959) MM MM-0000 Seaman Second Class
Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity (SIMA)
Ohara, Joesph, LT, (1983-2007) GS GSE-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Tug Control - Pier 7
Anderson, Peter, FN, (1956-1960) Fireman

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