Frank John Malinski

Memphis, Tennessee

Rank/Rate: Lieutenant, Junior Grade

Birth Date: August 6, 1939

From: Memphis, Tennessee

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.

Remarks: Additional information courtesy of Dr. Richard E. Klein, friend.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS Thresher (SSN-593)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Thresher (SSN-593)

Find a Grave Memorial: LCDR Frank John Malinski