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.
