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About Jack Thayer
John Borland "Jack" Thayer III (December 24, 1894 – September 20, 1945) was a first-class passenger on who survived after the ship struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912. Aged 17 at the time, he was one of only a handful of passengers to survive jumping into the frigid sea. He later wrote and privately published his recollection of the sinking.
Everything about Jack Thayer →- Occupation
- vice president, writer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 24, 1894
- Died
- September 20, 1945