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JOHN MURRAY LEAVER JR
Commander · U.S. Navy
August 17, 1933 – May 8, 1972
Service recordJohn Murray Leaver JR, of Arlington, Massachusetts, served as a Commander in the U.S. Navy. He died on May 8, 1972, in North Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 14 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 14
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Rank
- Commander (CDR)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Url Surface Warfare (1110)
- Unit (as recorded)
- STAFF COMCRUDESFLOT 11
- Born
- August 17, 1933
- Home of record
- Arlington, Massachusetts (Middlesex County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 8, 1972
- Age
- 38
- Country
- North Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date May 8, 1972. In May 1972, 113 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “STAFF COMCRUDESFLOT 11”, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
He died in North Vietnam while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 1W, Line 14
- LINCOLN ROY WRIGHTPrivate · May 4, 1972
- GLEN SIMMANG IVEYCaptain · May 6, 1972
- MARVIN BENJAMIN CHRISTOPHER WILESLieutenant Commander · May 6, 1972
- JOHN WADSWORT CONSOLVO JRCaptain · May 7, 1972
Same unit, same day
- EDMUND BATTELLE TAYLOR JRCaptain · Panel 1W, Line 15
From Arlington
- JOSEPH XAVIER GRANTCaptain · November 13, 1966
- CHRISTOPHER DAREING BRINEPrivate First Class · April 16, 1967
- DAVID EDWARD WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · April 16, 1967
- GLENN EDWARD HOBART IIISergeant · January 7, 1969
- ROBERT CHARLES TEDFORDSpecialist Five · March 22, 1969
- MICHAEL DENNIS CAMERLENGOSpecialist Four · November 2, 1969
- RICHARD HOWARD BUZZELLLieutenant (junior grade) · December 19, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.