USS Willard Keith (DD-775)
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Construction started | March 5, 1944 |
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Launched | August 29, 1944 |
Length | 115 m |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
Commissioned | 27 December 1944 |
Motto | Per Angusta Ad Augusta |
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ID | 2211150 |
About USS Willard Keith (DD-775)
USS Willard Keith (DD-775), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is currently the only completed ship of the United States Navy ever named for Willard Keith, a United States Marine Corps captain who died in combat during the campaign for Guadalcanal. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions.