Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet hj-packet.md (12 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Leftwich (DD-984) — named for Lieutenant Colonel William G. Leftwich, Jr., USMC (1931–1970), KIA Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam, 18 November 1970; Navy Cross + Silver Star (posthumous)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-leftwich-dd984-pkt-hj-packet-md
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[2]NHHC Archives Branch, Collection 94 / Accession 2004-172/T2004-36 finding aid, processed September 2010, Box 317 listing. [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 1-2, accession description and Box 317 listing
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC Archives finding aid lists a box-folder titled 'USS Leftwich (DD 984): Decommissioning and Changes, 1978-1998' in accession 2004-172/T2004-36, Box 317. The finding aid describes the accession as received from the CNO N09B16 Office in 2004, containing five record-center boxes with records classified up to Secret and no declassification review completed at the time of processing.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- This is an archival description, not the underlying ship file. It establishes that records exist, not their contents, asbestos relevance, or final disposition facts. The finding aid reports no declassification review; access to underlying material may be limited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leftwich-dd984-01
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[3]NHHC Navy Department Library, Cruise Books in the Navy Department Library's Collection, entry for Leftwich (DD-984). [other_primary]
- Locator
- Alphabetical listing under L, Leftwich row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's official online reading room lists USS Leftwich (DD-984) among Navy Department Library cruise books held for 1981, 1982-83, 1984, 1987, 1989, and 1990-91. This confirms the official library's ship-and-hull identification and identifies crew publications as archival leads.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- The catalog entry only identifies available cruise books and their years. The cruise books themselves were not reviewed here; this catalog record establishes no asbestos presence, exposure, crew count, or operational detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leftwich-dd984-02
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[4]NHHC Director's Corner, H-Gram 058, Desert Storm account. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Desert Storm section, Surface Action Group Alfa and January 29-30, 1991 account
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's official H-Gram 058 describes Leftwich (DD-984) as the ship on which the commander of Surface Action Group Alfa was embarked during Desert Storm. It also states that Leftwich avoided a mine on 29 January and that Leftwich and Curts rescued 20 Iraqis from a sunken Iraqi landing ship on 30 January 1991.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1991-01
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked staff during Desert Storm, January 1991
- Limitations
- Historical operational account only. It does not document asbestos, shipboard materials, maintenance work, individual exposure, or crew complement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leftwich-dd984-03
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[5]NHHC Navy Department Library, ZC Files - L, Leftwich (DD-984) entry. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Leftwich (DD-984) row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's official ZC Files index lists Leftwich (DD-984), 1978-1994, and describes the file as containing christening and welcome-aboard brochures. This is a lead to contemporary ship publications.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- The index describes holdings but does not reproduce their contents. No date or technical specification from the brochures is asserted here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leftwich-dd984-04
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[6]NHHC photograph catalog, photograph NH 106902, USS Leftwich (DD-984). [other_primary]
- Locator
- Photograph title and caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's official online reading room includes an image entry titled 'USS Leftwich (DD-984) underway in December 1988,' providing a ship-specific Navy photograph catalog record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- The catalog caption establishes a ship-specific image and date only. It does not reveal asbestos materials, interior conditions, or maintenance history.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leftwich-dd984-05
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[7]Authenticated CourtListener helper invocation; helper diagnostic: fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent; session directed to do non-CourtListener research and try again later. [court_record]
- Locator
- Search query 'USS Leftwich' (docket type); helper exited at pacing limiter before HTTP request on 2026-09-28
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener litigation search status: incomplete. The required authenticated helper was invoked for the exact-name docket query 'USS Leftwich'. The helper exited before making an HTTP request because the fleet-wide pacing budget was momentarily spent. No case result was returned. The exact-name opinion query and hull-number queries were not run, so no finding of no-result is made.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- This is a blocked search attempt, not a search result. It cannot classify any hit, establish a no-result, or resolve whether litigation names DD-984. Exact-name opinions and hull-number queries remain outstanding. No anonymous API, raw request, or v3 endpoint was used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leftwich-dd984-06
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[8]Scope-limited review of the NHHC official Archives Branch finding aid, cruise-book catalog, ZC Files index, NHHC photograph catalog, and H-Gram 058, listed in this record. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-leftwich-dd984-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Negative finding within the limited official-source review: no direct ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, material specification, or exposure record was located in the NHHC/Navy/NARA sources cited in this record. This is not a finding that no such record exists elsewhere.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- The cited materials are not comprehensive ship-condition records, and the NHHC finding aid points to underlying ship files that were not reviewed. CourtListener work was blocked before a search ran. Asbestos status therefore remains unknown, not negative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leftwich-dd984-07