On Eternal Patrol - William Harry Smith, Jr.

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of the U.S. Navy

William Harry Smith, Jr.

William Harry Smith, Jr.

Rank/Rate Boilerman, First Class

Birth Date December 6, 1934

From Miami, Florida

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

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