Richie, James Patrick
Navy Radioman 2

James Patrick Richie, age 22, from Chittenden County Burlington, Vermont .

Spouse: Frances J. Ritchie
Children: Bonny 1; James Jr. 11 months, daughter born days after his death.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 10, 1963
Death details: Killed aboard the atomic submarine Thresher when the ship went missing 220 miles East of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Source: ussthresher.com, Associated Press (1963), oneternalpatrol.com