Leftwich, William Groom, Jr., LtCol

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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
Officer Collar Insignia
Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
Tennessee
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

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  1970-1970, 0302, 2nd Bn, 1st Marines (2/1)
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September / 1970
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0302-Infantry Officer
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Vietnam
  
 
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 2nd Bn, 1st Marines (2/1) Details

2nd Bn, 1st Marines (2/1)

1922 - 1924

Activated 1 August 1922 at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment and assigned to the 2nd Brigade.

Participated in the occupation of the Dominican Republic, Deactivated 20 July 1924

1941 - 1947

Reactivated 1 March 1941 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines and assigned to the 1st Marine Division, fleet Marine Force

Deployed during April 1941 to Parris Island, SC

Deactivated 14 June 1941

Reactivated 11 February 1942 at New River, NC, and assigned to the 1st Marines Division, Fleet Marine Force

Deployed during July 1942 to Wellington, New Zealand

Participated in the following World War II campaigns
* Guadalcanal
* Finschhafen
* New Britain
* Peleliu
* Okinawa

Redeployed during September 1945 to Tiensin, China

Participated in the occupation of North China, September 1945-October 1947

1950 - 1964

Reactivated 4 August 1950 at Camp Lejuene, North Carolina, and assigned to the 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

Deployed during August 1950 to Kobe, Japan

Participated in the Korean War, September 1950-July 1953, Operating from
* Inchon-Seoul
* Chosin Reservoir
* East Central
* Western Front

Participated in the defense of the Korean demilitarized zone July 1953 - April 1955

Relocated to Camp Pendleton, CA in April 1955

Participated in the Battalion transplacement system between the 1st Marine Division and the 3rd Marine Division during June 1959 - July 1960

Participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, October-December 1962

1965 - 1974

Deployed during November 1965 to the Republic of Vietnam, and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

Participated in the War in Vietnam, November 1965-May 1971, Operating from
* Hue/Phu Bai
* Da Nang
* Quang Tri
* Thua Thien
* Quang Nam

Detached during April 1971 from the 1st Marine Division, and reassigned to the 3rd Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force

Relocated during June 1971 to Camp Pendleton, CA, and reassigned to the 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

1975 - 1994

Participated during April - May 1975 in Operation New Arrival, the relocation of refugees from Indochina

Participated in numerous training exercises during the 1970's and 1980's

Participated in the Battalion rotation between the 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa and Divisions stationed in the United States during the 1980's

Deactivated 24 January 1989

Reactivated 9 September 1994 at Camp Pendleton, CA, and assigned to the 1st Marine Division

2003 - 2006

Participated from January to June 2003 in Operation Enduring Freedom I with the 15th MEU.

Participated from February to October 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom II wi 1st Marine Division.

Participated from October 2005 to December 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom 04-06 with 2nd Marine Division and the 13th MEU.
 
Type
Infantry 		 
Parent Unit
Infantry Units 		Strength
USMC Battalion
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2nd Bn, 1st Marines (2/1)
Barnhart, Charles, Capt, (1966-1973) 3 0302 Captain
DuFriend, James, Capt, (1956-1977) 3 0302 Captain
Alderson, Richard, Capt, (1969-1972) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Little, John, Capt, (1968-1973) 3 0302 Second Lieutenant
Brooks, Robert, Capt, (1968-1974) 3 0301 Captain
Boyle, Harry Gene, Cpl, (1965-1971) 3 0311 Staff Sergeant "The Presidents Own"
Bento, Steven, SSgt, (1968-1971) 3 0317 Staff Sergeant
Wells, Tim, SSgt, (1968-1974) 3 0369 Staff Sergeant
Baeschlin, William, Sgt, (1964-1970) 3 0341 Sergeant
Beck, Darrel, Sgt, (1967-1973) 3 0311 Sergeant
Behm, Carl, Cpl, (1965-1970) 3 0311 Sergeant
Davis, Lorenzo, MGySgt, (1968-1998) 3 0311 Sergeant
DeBoer, Merton, Sgt, (1968-1971) 3 0331 Sergeant
Doherty, Ken, GySgt, (1960-1980) 3 0369 Sergeant
Eichberger, Don, Sgt, (1970-1973) 3 0331 Sergeant
Hale, Clark, 1stSgt, (1965-1985) 3 0311 Sergeant
Heckathorn, Wally, Sgt, (1968-1972) 3 0311 Sergeant
Hill, Daniel, GySgt, (1966-1989) 3 0369 Sergeant
Mccarthy, Gerald, Sgt, (1966-1970) 3 0351 Sergeant
MCCOY, ROY, Sgt, (1964-1972) 3 0311 Sergeant
Moravcik, Joe, Sgt, (1966-1972) 3 0311 Sergeant
Mosher, Robert, Sgt, (1964-1970) 3 Sergeant
Murphy, Robert, Sgt, (1968-1970) 3 0311 Sergeant
Shaw, Myles, Sgt, (1969-1971) 3 0311 Sergeant
Smith, Charles, Sgt, (1967-1970) 3 Sergeant
Turner, Charles, Sgt, (1968-1974) 3 0326 Sergeant
Williams, Robert, Sgt, (1969-1972) 3 0311 Sergeant
Ashley, Mark, Cpl, (1969-1970) 3 0311 Corporal
Barnes, Jerome, Cpl, (1968-1970) 3 0351 Corporal
Big Medicine, Joseph, Cpl, (1968-1972) 3 0300 Corporal
Burns, John, Cpl, (1969-1972) 3 0311 Corporal
Clark, Jerry, Cpl, (1967-1970) 3 0311 Corporal
Dinger, Ken, Cpl, (1969-1975) 3 0311 Corporal
Dyas, Leroy, SSgt, (1969-1990) 3 0311 Corporal
Ellis, Harvey, Cpl, (1969-1973) 3 0311 Corporal
Estrella, Joseph, Cpl, (1968-1970) 3 0311 Corporal
Farrell, Richard, Cpl, (1969-1971) 3 0311 Corporal
Hahn, Steve, Cpl, (1968-1970) 3 0311 Corporal
Holland, James, Cpl, (1969-1975) 3 0311 Corporal
Johnson, Arthur, Cpl, (1969-1971) 3 0311 Corporal
Kelsheimer, Kevin, Cpl, (1969-1972) 3 0311 Corporal
Lindell, Donald, Cpl, (1969-1970) 3 0351 Corporal
Lockie, Don, Cpl, (1969-1971) 3 0311 Corporal
Messick, Grady, Cpl, (1968-1970) 3 0311 Corporal
Miller, Gary, Cpl, (1969-1970) 3 0311 Corporal
Monk, David, Cpl, (1964-1970) 3 0300 Corporal
Morrissey, James, Cpl, (1969-1970) 3 0311 Corporal
Mortenson, Jeffrey, Cpl, (1969-1971) 3 0311 Corporal
Norton, John Emory, Cpl, (1969-1970) 3 0311 Corporal
Peacock, Brian, Cpl, (1970-1973) 3 0321 Corporal
Phillips, Nicky, Cpl, (1968-1975) 3 0300 Corporal
Quigley, Richard, Sgt, (1970-1974) 3 0311 Corporal
Santangelo, Charles, Cpl, (1969-1971) 3 0311 Corporal
Saraceno, Pat, Cpl, (1969-1971) 3 0300 Corporal
Shelton, Joe, Cpl, (1968-1970) 3 0351 Corporal
Simmons, John, Cpl, (1968-1970) 3 0300 Corporal
Sparks, Robert, Cpl, (1969-1971) 3 0351 Corporal
Sparks, Robert, Cpl, (1969-1971) 3 0351 Corporal
Swallow, Howard, Cpl, (1970-1973) 3 0321 Corporal

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