Shared by Find-A-Grave contributor, J Hart #48513255:
Donald was a Engineman Third Class aboard the USS Thresher (an atomic submarine) when it experienced a mechanical malfunction and sank in the Atlantic on April 10, 1963.
Donald Clifford Day
Engineman Third Class
United States Navy
Donald Clifford Day, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day, was born on September 12, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri. He spent his early boyhood there, and attended local public schools. Donald enlisted in the Navy on September 18, 1959, at Chicago, Illinois, and completed his basic training at the U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.
He volunteered for submarine duty, and upon being accepted, he was enrolled in the Navy's Submarine School at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.
Donald successfully completed the course of instruction and was graduated in May, 1960. He was then assigned to the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
On February 27, 1961, Donald was assigned to the nuclear-powered submarine, U.S.S. Thresher (SSN 593). In October, 1962, Donald became qualified as a submariner and was awarded his silver dolphins.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jane Day and a daughter, Anita Dawn Day, of Newburyport, Mass., and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day of Oak Lawn, Ill.
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Donald Clifford Day
Rank/Rate Engineman, Third Class
Birth Date September 12, 1942
From Kansas City, Missouri
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
Click on Each Photo for More Info .............
Click Link For All the Lost Sailors I've Found !!!
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Excerpt from:
The Boston Globe (Boston Massachusetts) 12 Apr 1963 Fri p 20:
...list... of the Navy men aboard the submarine Thresher...engineman 3c Donald Clifford Day, wife, Jane Olive Day...parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day...
Marriage Notice for his parents:
The Index (Hermitage Missouri) 13 Nov 1941 Thu p. 3:
According to the News Record in Tuesday's issue of the Springfield Daily News, a marriage license was issued in that city to Hershel Day, Jr., 21, and Bertie Mae Dickenson.18, both of Springfield. Bertie Mae is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dickenson of near Hermitage.
Ancestry.com., Our Family Roots by Our Family Stories:
William Hershel Day
b. 8 June 1920 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
d. 13 Oct 1990 LaPorte, Michigan
Spouse: Bertie May Jackson 1923 - 1990
Donald was a Engineman Third Class aboard the USS Thresher (an atomic submarine) when it experienced a mechanical malfunction and sank in the Atlantic on April 10, 1963.
Donald Clifford Day
Engineman Third Class
United States Navy
Donald Clifford Day, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day, was born on September 12, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri. He spent his early boyhood there, and attended local public schools. Donald enlisted in the Navy on September 18, 1959, at Chicago, Illinois, and completed his basic training at the U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.
He volunteered for submarine duty, and upon being accepted, he was enrolled in the Navy's Submarine School at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.
Donald successfully completed the course of instruction and was graduated in May, 1960. He was then assigned to the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
On February 27, 1961, Donald was assigned to the nuclear-powered submarine, U.S.S. Thresher (SSN 593). In October, 1962, Donald became qualified as a submariner and was awarded his silver dolphins.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jane Day and a daughter, Anita Dawn Day, of Newburyport, Mass., and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day of Oak Lawn, Ill.
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Donald Clifford Day
Rank/Rate Engineman, Third Class
Birth Date September 12, 1942
From Kansas City, Missouri
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
Click on Each Photo for More Info .............
Click Link For All the Lost Sailors I've Found !!!
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=266131
Excerpt from:
The Boston Globe (Boston Massachusetts) 12 Apr 1963 Fri p 20:
...list... of the Navy men aboard the submarine Thresher...engineman 3c Donald Clifford Day, wife, Jane Olive Day...parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day...
Marriage Notice for his parents:
The Index (Hermitage Missouri) 13 Nov 1941 Thu p. 3:
According to the News Record in Tuesday's issue of the Springfield Daily News, a marriage license was issued in that city to Hershel Day, Jr., 21, and Bertie Mae Dickenson.18, both of Springfield. Bertie Mae is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dickenson of near Hermitage.
Ancestry.com., Our Family Roots by Our Family Stories:
William Hershel Day
b. 8 June 1920 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
d. 13 Oct 1990 LaPorte, Michigan
Spouse: Bertie May Jackson 1923 - 1990
Shared by Find-A-Grave contributor, J Hart #48513255:
Donald was a Engineman Third Class aboard the USS Thresher (an atomic submarine) when it experienced a mechanical malfunction and sank in the Atlantic on April 10, 1963.
Donald Clifford Day
Engineman Third Class
United States Navy
Donald Clifford Day, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day, was born on September 12, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri. He spent his early boyhood there, and attended local public schools. Donald enlisted in the Navy on September 18, 1959, at Chicago, Illinois, and completed his basic training at the U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.
He volunteered for submarine duty, and upon being accepted, he was enrolled in the Navy's Submarine School at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.
Donald successfully completed the course of instruction and was graduated in May, 1960. He was then assigned to the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
On February 27, 1961, Donald was assigned to the nuclear-powered submarine, U.S.S. Thresher (SSN 593). In October, 1962, Donald became qualified as a submariner and was awarded his silver dolphins.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jane Day and a daughter, Anita Dawn Day, of Newburyport, Mass., and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day of Oak Lawn, Ill.
∼
Donald Clifford Day
Rank/Rate Engineman, Third Class
Birth Date September 12, 1942
From Kansas City, Missouri
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
Click on Each Photo for More Info .............
Click Link For All the Lost Sailors I've Found !!!
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=266131
Excerpt from:
The Boston Globe (Boston Massachusetts) 12 Apr 1963 Fri p 20:
...list... of the Navy men aboard the submarine Thresher...engineman 3c Donald Clifford Day, wife, Jane Olive Day...parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day...
Marriage Notice for his parents:
The Index (Hermitage Missouri) 13 Nov 1941 Thu p. 3:
According to the News Record in Tuesday's issue of the Springfield Daily News, a marriage license was issued in that city to Hershel Day, Jr., 21, and Bertie Mae Dickenson.18, both of Springfield. Bertie Mae is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dickenson of near Hermitage.
Ancestry.com., Our Family Roots by Our Family Stories:
William Hershel Day
b. 8 June 1920 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
d. 13 Oct 1990 LaPorte, Michigan
Spouse: Bertie May Jackson 1923 - 1990
Donald was a Engineman Third Class aboard the USS Thresher (an atomic submarine) when it experienced a mechanical malfunction and sank in the Atlantic on April 10, 1963.
Donald Clifford Day
Engineman Third Class
United States Navy
Donald Clifford Day, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day, was born on September 12, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri. He spent his early boyhood there, and attended local public schools. Donald enlisted in the Navy on September 18, 1959, at Chicago, Illinois, and completed his basic training at the U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.
He volunteered for submarine duty, and upon being accepted, he was enrolled in the Navy's Submarine School at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.
Donald successfully completed the course of instruction and was graduated in May, 1960. He was then assigned to the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
On February 27, 1961, Donald was assigned to the nuclear-powered submarine, U.S.S. Thresher (SSN 593). In October, 1962, Donald became qualified as a submariner and was awarded his silver dolphins.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jane Day and a daughter, Anita Dawn Day, of Newburyport, Mass., and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day of Oak Lawn, Ill.
∼
Donald Clifford Day
Rank/Rate Engineman, Third Class
Birth Date September 12, 1942
From Kansas City, Missouri
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
Click on Each Photo for More Info .............
Click Link For All the Lost Sailors I've Found !!!
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=266131
Excerpt from:
The Boston Globe (Boston Massachusetts) 12 Apr 1963 Fri p 20:
...list... of the Navy men aboard the submarine Thresher...engineman 3c Donald Clifford Day, wife, Jane Olive Day...parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Day...
Marriage Notice for his parents:
The Index (Hermitage Missouri) 13 Nov 1941 Thu p. 3:
According to the News Record in Tuesday's issue of the Springfield Daily News, a marriage license was issued in that city to Hershel Day, Jr., 21, and Bertie Mae Dickenson.18, both of Springfield. Bertie Mae is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dickenson of near Hermitage.
Ancestry.com., Our Family Roots by Our Family Stories:
William Hershel Day
b. 8 June 1920 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
d. 13 Oct 1990 LaPorte, Michigan
Spouse: Bertie May Jackson 1923 - 1990
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