On Eternal Patrol - Ellwood Henry Forni

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

Ellwood Henry Forni

Ellwood Henry Forni

Rank/Rate Chief Sonarman

Birth Date October 28, 1928

From Baltimore, Maryland

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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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