USS Leftwich

USS Leftwich (DD-984) was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was named for Lieutenant Colonel William G. Leftwich, Jr., USMC (1931–1970), commander of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion who was killed in action during Operation Imperial Lake in Quảng Nam Province South Vietnam on 18 November 1970 in a helicopter crash during the extraction of one of his reconnaissance teams. For this action, Lieutenant Colonel Leftwich received the Silver Star. Lieutenant Colonel Leftwich's medals and awards include: the Navy Cross, the Silver Star (posthumous), the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and two gold stars, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal with one gold star, the Purple Heart with two gold stars, and various personal awards from the Republic of Vietnam.

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  USS Leftwich ⓘ
  1978 Spruance-class destroyer

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  USS Merrill ⓘ
  1976 Spruance-class destroyer

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ship decommissioning

1978-04-08T00:00:00Z

1978-04-08T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1976-11-12T00:00:00Z

1976-11-12T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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330-CFD-DN-ST-87-02992 (23836373102)

USS Leftwich

A view of the bow of the guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54) as seen from the ship's bridge. In the background the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63), left, and the destroyer USS - DPLA - 3ca7be00736f1e1d0e2cbcbd6084f27a

USS Ingersoll (DD-990) and USS Leftwich (DD-984) at Pearl Harbor on 1 April 1983

Torpedo handling on USS Leftwich (DD-984) 1986

USS Leftwich (DD-984) at Seattle, Washington (USA), on 1 August 1986 (6475451)

USS Leftwich (DD-984) underway on patrol in the Gulf of Oman on 1 October 1987

U.S. Navy Battle Group Echo underway in formation in the northern Arabian Sea on 1 November 1987 (6429483)

USS Leftwich (DD-984) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 16 December 1988 (6483090)

Royal Navy Westland Sea Lynx HAS.3 aboard USS Leftwich (DD-984) during the 1991 Gulf War

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Leftwich	Spruance-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Merrill	Spruance-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		330-CFD-DN-ST-87-02992 (23836373102)		Commons
commons	image		USS Leftwich		Commons
commons	image		A view of the bow of the guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54) as seen from the ship's bridge. In the background the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63), left, and the destroyer USS - DPLA - 3ca7be00736f1e1d0e2cbcbd6084f27a		Commons
commons	image		USS Ingersoll (DD-990) and USS Leftwich (DD-984) at Pearl Harbor on 1 April 1983		Commons
commons	image		Torpedo handling on USS Leftwich (DD-984) 1986		Commons
commons	image		USS Leftwich (DD-984) at Seattle, Washington (USA), on 1 August 1986 (6475451)		Commons
commons	image		USS Leftwich (DD-984) underway on patrol in the Gulf of Oman on 1 October 1987		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Navy Battle Group Echo underway in formation in the northern Arabian Sea on 1 November 1987 (6429483)		Commons
commons	image		USS Leftwich (DD-984) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 16 December 1988 (6483090)		Commons
commons	image		Royal Navy Westland Sea Lynx HAS.3 aboard USS Leftwich (DD-984) during the 1991 Gulf War		Commons