VanPelt, Roger, IC1

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class

Last Primary NEC
IC-3354-Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant - Electrical

Last Rating/NEC Group
Interior Communications Electrician

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

Service Years
1957 - 1963

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New Jersey

Year of Birth
1935

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Contact Info

Last Address Portsmouth, NH
Date of Passing Apr 10, 1963

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

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)

1953-1954, Colorado State University

FromYear 1953	ToYear 1954
College Colorado State University
Major unknown

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Last Updated:Jan 19, 2010

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3 Also There at This College:

Anderson, Franklin, CDR, (1956-1967)

Paulson, Bruce, PO1, (1942-1946)

Stone, Glenn, PO2, (1948-1952)

8 Also There at This College From Other Sites:

Andrijeski, Francis, Capt, (1956 - 1965)

Conn, Charles Carl, LTC, (1961 - 1991)

Gleisberg, Verlyn (Dean), A1C, (1956 - 1963)

Hall, Dean C., Lt Col USAF(Ret), (1948 - 1975)

Meininger, James (Jim), Cpl, (1951 - 1954)

Nordell, Wayne Franklin (Sage), Maj USMC(Ret), (1956 - 1977)

Payne, Edward, Col USAF(Ret), (1956 - 1986)

Scott, Wayne (Scotty), Sgt, (1955 - 1959)