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Home State
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Year of Birth 1941 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Kent Weekly (SS/DSV) (DBF), EMCS
to remember
Ritchie, James Patrick, RM2.
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Home Town Not Specified |
Last Address Portsmouth, NH
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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
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Other Comments: Lost onboard USS THRESHER (SSN-593)
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1958-1959, HQ, RTC Great Lakes, IL (Company Commander/Staff)
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1959-1959, (RM) Radioman A School
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1959-1959, NAVSTA Norfolk, VA
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1959-1960, NAVFAC Barbados, TWI
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1960-1961, Submarine School Enlisted Basic
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1961-1963, RM-0000, USS Thresher (SSN-593)
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