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Burnett Michael Shotwell

Burnett Michael Shotwell

 

Rank/Rate Electronics Technician Seaman
Birth Date August 19, 1942
From Morristown, New Jersey
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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
Remarks Burnett attended the Middletown Township High School in Middletown Township, N.J.

Additional information courtesy of Jeff Owens, friend.

 

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