Namesakes
The destroyer escort USS Willard Keith (DE-754) was named for Captain Keith, but was cancelled during construction in 1943. Another destroyer escort, USS Willard Keith (DE-314) then was named for him, but in 1944 also was cancelled during construction. Finally, USS Willard Keith (DD-775), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named in his honor and was in commission from 1944 to 1972.
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