On Eternal Patrol - Walter Jack Noonis

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

Walter Jack Noonis

Walter Jack Noonis

Rank/Rate Chief Radioman

Birth Date August 16, 1929

From Detroit, Michigan

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

Remarks

Photo courtesy of Mary Mihovich.

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