On Eternal Patrol - Larry Wayne Freeman

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

Larry Wayne Freeman

Larry Wayne Freeman

Rank/Rate Fire Control Technician, Second Class

Birth Date September 27, 1939

From Des Moines, Iowa

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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