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Robert Howard Gosnell

Robert Howard Gosnell

 

Rank/Rate Seaman
Birth Date March 1, 1943
From Raleigh, North Carolina
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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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Information courtesy of Gayle H. Franks, friend.

 

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