Rank/Rate: Fireman

Birth Date: May 24, 1962

From: Hixson, Tennessee

Submarine: USS Grayback (SS-574)

Loss Date: January 16, 1982

Location: Off the coast of the Republic of the Philippines

Circumstances: Diving chamber accident

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, Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee