Rodney Lee Fitz

Rank/Rate:    Fireman

Birth Date:    May 24, 1962

From:    Hixson, Tennessee

Decorations:     

Submarine:    USS Grayback (SS-574)

Loss Date:    January 16, 1982

Location:    Off the coast of the Republic of the Philippines

Circumstances:    Diving chamber accident

Remarks:     Information courtesy of Craig Miller, friend.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS GRAYBACK (SS-574)

No additional men were lost aboard the USS Grayback (SS-574)

Find a Grave Memorial: Rodney Lee Fitz, Chatanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Return to Lost Tennessean Roster

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Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association

Perpetuating the memories of submariners who didn’t come home

Chairman: Mike Anderson (SK2(SS)USN) | President: Patrick Ryan (YNC(SS), LCDR USN)

The TSMA is a nonprofit memorial association registered as a 501(c) tax exempt organization and is registered with the Tennessee Secretary of State to receive charitable donations. Please make the TSMA one of the charities that you support.  You can make a donation here or send a check made to: Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association, c/o 309 Church Street, #107, Nashville, TN 37201.

Here’s our nonprofit (501(c)3) designation letter [link]

Here’s our State of Tennessee registration to solicit charitable donations [link]

Thank you for your help commemorating the Tennesseans who gave their lives as American Submariners in the service of the United States Navy.

Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association

c/o 309 Church Street, #107 Nashville, TN 37201