Leftwich, William Groom, Jr., LtCol

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel

Last Primary MOS
0302-Infantry Officer

Last MOSGroup
Infantry

Primary Unit
1970-1970, 0302, H&S Co, 1st Recon Bn

Service Years
1953 - 1970

Other Languages

Vietnamese

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Tennessee

Year of Birth
1931

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Casualty Info

Home Town Memphis	Last Address Republic of Vietnam

Casualty Date Nov 18, 1970
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Vietnam	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Forest Hills Cemetery Midtown - Memphis, Tennessee	Wall/Plot Coordinates 06W 068/PLOT Section 1

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial

1957-1960, 0302, Admissions Department, US Naval Academy, US Navy

From Month/Year - / 1957	To Month/Year - / 1960
Unit Admissions Department, US Naval Academy Unit Page
Rank Captain	MOS 0302-Infantry Officer
Base, Station or City Annapolis	State/Country Maryland

Patch	Admissions Department, US Naval Academy, US Navy Details

	Type Training
	Parent Unit US Navy	Strength Unit
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jan 12, 2023

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10 Members Also There at Same Time

Admissions Department, US Naval Academy

Dean, Clyde D, LtGen, (1954-1987)	3	0302	Captain
Griffis, William A., Capt, (1964-1970)	3	0301	Second Lieutenant
Killeen, Calhoun, MGen, (1944-1982)	99	9905	Captain
Ripley, John, Col, (1957-1992)	11	1100	Cadet (Prior Enlisted)
Miller, Donald, LtCol, (1944-1970)			Captain
Gardner, Phillip, Col, (1955-1987)			Cadet (Prior Enlisted)
Keys, William M, LtGen, (1956-1994)	FMF		Midshipman
Tull, Martin N, Capt, (1960-1967)			Midshipman
Usin, Victor, Cpl			Midshipman
Woods, Erik, Capt, (1958-1970)			Midshipman