FORCE RECON Leftwich, William Groom,Jr (Bill)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Leftwich​

• FORENAME

William Groom,Jr (Bill)​

• UNIT

1 Recon Bn (HQ and Service Company) (1 MarDiv) (Bn C.O.)​

• RANK

Lieutenant Colonel​

• NUMBER

413465361​

• DATE OF DEATH

18th November 1970​

• AGE

39​

• GRAVESITE

Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown,Memphis,Shelby County,Tennessee Section 1​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Germantown,Tennessee​

born 28.4.1931 Memphis,Tennessee​

son of William Groom and Mattie Howard (nee Scrape) Leftwich​

married​

graduated Central High School​

graduated U.S. Naval Academy 1953​

commissioned 2 Lt,USMC 5.6.1953​

completed Basic School,Marine Corps Base,Quantico January 1954​

2 Marine Division​

3 Marine Division 1955-56​

Camp Pendleton 1957​

Captain July 1957​

Naval Academy​

2 Marine Division 1960-62​

Aide to Commander Marine Corps Schools June 1963​

Major July 1964​

Assistant Senior Advisor,Vietnamese Marine Brigade January 1965​

WIA 9.3.1965 Hoai An​

awarded Navy Cross​

instructor,Basic School January 1966​

graduated Command and Staff College June 1967​

HQ Marine Corps 1967-70​

Lt Colonel November 1967​

2 Bn 1 Marine Regiment (C.O.) April 1970​

1 Recon Bn (C.O.) 13.9.1970​

awards Navy Cross,Silver Star (posthumous),Legion of Merit with V with 2 oak leaf clusters,Air Medal with oak leaf cluster​

KIA helicopter crash Quang Nam Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 06W Line 68​

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