Leftwich, William Groom, Jr., LtCol

Fallen

Service Photo

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

1965-1966, 9905, 147th Marine Brigade (RVN) USMC Advisory Unit, Naval Advisory Group Vietnam

From Month/Year January / 1965	To Month/Year January / 1966
Unit 147th Marine Brigade (RVN) USMC Advisory Unit Unit Page
Rank Major	MOS 9905-Special Assignment Officer
Base, Station or City Central Highlands	State/Country Vietnam

Patch	147th Marine Brigade (RVN) USMC Advisory Unit, Naval Advisory Group Vietnam Details
	147th Marine Brigade (Brigades were numbered after the battalions they contained 1st Marine Battalion - "Wild Birds" 4th Marine Battalion - "Killer Sharks" 7th Marine Battalion - "Grey Tigers" 1st Marine Artillery Battalion - "Lightning Fire"
	Type Support
	Parent Unit Naval Advisory Group Vietnam	Strength Unit
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Oct 9, 2017

Memories For This Unit
Best Moment Awarded Navy Cross (3/65)	Worst Moment Purple Heart

Chain of Command Served as Assistant Senior Advisor to Vietnamese Marine Brigade	Other Memories 27 major operations against VC.

Yearbook

My Photos For This Unit

12 Members Also There at Same Time

147th Marine Brigade (RVN) USMC Advisory Unit

Williams, James Pritchard, Capt, (1956-1966)	8	0802	Captain
Williams, Dempsey Hinton, 1stLt, (1958-1965)	25	2502	First Lieutenant
Brown, Tom Willie, Sgt, (1959-1965)	1	0141	Sergeant

Naval Advisory Group Vietnam

Robison, Donald G, Col, (1947-1979)	99	9940	Major
Cook, Donald Gilbert, Col, (1956-1967)	2	0250	Captain
Kennedy, Thomas Joseph, Capt, (1954-1966)	3	0302	Captain
Ram, Cornelius Herbert, Maj, (1951-1971)	3	0302	Captain
Williams, James Pritchard, Capt, (1956-1966)	8	0802	Captain
Williams, Dempsey Hinton, 1stLt, (1958-1965)	25	2502	First Lieutenant
Covella, Joseph Francis, GySgt, (1948-1966)	3	0369	Gunnery Sergeant
James, Lee Roy, GySgt, (1949-1965)	3	0369	Gunnery Sergeant
Cover, James, SSgt, (1965-1971)	1	0141	Staff Sergeant
Mixson, Joseph Gary, Maj, (1958-1966)			Major
Carlson, Gary, Capt, (1963-1970)	3		Captain