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Jonas Pleškys
Soviet naval commander (1935-1993) · United States · On the map · Died at 58
Jonas Pleškys was a Soviet Navy barge captain who defected from the Soviet Union to the United States in April 1961. As a captain of a barge, he directed his vessel to Gotland, Sweden, where he asked for political asylum. The crew and the barge were returned to the Soviet Union.
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His defection served as an inspiration for Tom Clancy's book The Hunt for Red October.
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Country
United States
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Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 1993 · aged 58