David Leverett Leet
Graduating
Class of 1970
Served in
The
Vietnam War
Captain
David Leverett Leet
Marine Corps
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
III Marine Amphibious Force
Marine Aircraft Group 15
Hometown
Kenosha, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
North Vietnam
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, HI
More About Captain Leet
On the morning of April 13, 1972, an EA-6A (#156979) from Marine Photographic Squadron One (VMCJ-1), Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 15, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), disappeared while on a night mission over the Gulf of Tonkin near the coast of North Vietnam for causes unknown. An extensive search and rescue effort was conducted but no trace of the aircraft or its two crew members, Captain David L. Leet and First Lieutenant John M. Christensen, could be found.