John Murray Leaver Jr. | American Battle Monuments Commission

Vietnam War

Unit	Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 11
Rank	Commander U.S. Navy
Entered Service From	Arlington Massachusetts
Date of Death	May 8 1972
Status	Missing In Action
Memorialized	Courts of the Missing Court B Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Memorial 2177 Puowaina Drive 96813-1729 HI United States

Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 11

Notes

Commander Leaver was a the operations officer of Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 11, U.S. Navy. On May 8, 1972, he was a passenger in a Lockheed Viking Anti-Submarine Helicopter (SH-3G) making a landing on the fantail of the cruiser USS PROVIDENCE (CLG-6) when it crashed and fell overboard. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.