Nutley resident Pervis Robison Jr. was one of 129 servicemen
killed on April 10, 1963, when U.S.S. Thresher, a new class of submarine sank during sea
trials about 200 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass.
Robison, who had attended Nutley schools all his life, had been
a track star at Nutley High School where he was graduated in 1960.
He is survived by his parents, Margaret and
Pervis Robison, of Passaic Avenue.
40th
Anniversary Memorial - April 10, 2003
Nutley Remembers Seaman's Death - by Rob Williams, Star Ledger (April
11, 2003)
Pervis Robison -
Visit the U.S.S. Thresher memorial site
They Lost A
Son - April 1963
Other members of the crew from
New Jersey:
Thomas Edward Clements
Electronics Technician Third Class
United States Navy
Thomas Edward Clements was born on July 17, 1937, in Bronx, N.Y. He was
active in scouting while attending Roosevelt Junior High School in
Westfield, N.J. Thomas was graduated from Westfield High School.
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Robert Dennis Kearney
Machinist's Mate Third Class
UNITED STATES NAVY
Robert Dennis Kearney was born on August 23, 1941, in Glen Ridge, N.J. He
attended Columbian School in East Orange, N.J. He was graduated from Main
Street School, Denville, in 1956, and from Morris Hills Regional High
School, Rockaway, in 1960.
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Norman Gilbert Lanouette
Quartermaster First Class
UNITED STATES NAVY
Normal Gilbert Lanouette was born on October 17, 1929, in Newark, N.J. His
boyhood days were spent in Rahway. He attended Rahway High School.
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Frank John Malinski
Lieutenant Junior Grade
UNITED STATES NAVY
Frank John Malinski was born on August 6, 1939, in Glen Ridge, N.J.
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Karl Paul McDonough
Torpedoman's Mate Third Class
UNITED STATES NAVY
Karl Paul McDonough was born on May 26, 1938, in Camden, N.J.
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Burnett Michael Shotwell
Electronics Technician Seaman
UNITED STATES NAVY
Burnett Michael Shotwell was born on August 19, 1942, in Morristown, N.J.,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Burnett E. Shotwell of Red Bank, N.J. He attended
the Middletown Township High School in Middletown Township.
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Roger Edwin VanPelt
Interior Communications Electrician First Class
UNITED STATES NAVY
Roger Edwin VanPelt was born on January 6, 1935, in Cranford, N.J.
Source:
USS Thresher
Pervis Robison memorial, Nutley, N.J.
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