Jack Thayer
Titanic Survivor (1894-1945) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 50
John Borland Thayer III was a first-class passenger on RMS Titanic who survived the ship's sinking. Aged 17 at the time, he was one of only a handful of passengers to survive jumping into the frigid ocean. He later wrote and privately published his recollection of the sinking.
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United States
Category
Writers
Type
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1945 · aged 50
