Timeline
Birth- 18/12/1920
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 25 - 21 years
Unit 2
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
MOS
Machine Gunner
Rank
Private First Class
Branch
Marine Corps
Service Number
351391
Conflict Period
World War II
Awards
Navy Commendation Ribbon w/ Combat "V" device, Purple Heart
Unit 1
Company "H", 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 6/01/1942-Age: 21 years
Casualty- Sept 1944-Age: 24 years
Wounded In Action
Peleliu
Discharge- 13/09/1945-Age: 25 years
Private First Class
Marriage- 1946-Age: 25 years
Vera Keller
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Peleliu
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Guadalcanal
Occupation
Author; Journalist
Religion
Catholic
Books: The General
1991
Books: Helmet For My Pillow
1957
Books: Conflict: The History of the Korean War, 1950-53
1962
Books: Lord, What a Family!
1958
Books: March to Glory
1960
Books: Great American Battles
1968
Books: Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II
1995
Books: Delivered From Evil: The Saga of World War II
1987
Books: None Died in Vain: The Saga of the Civil War
1990
Books: Marines!
1960
Books: The Battle for Iwo Jima
1967
Books: The Story of Football
1965
Battle Honors: Finschhafen Occupation (Eastern New Guinea Op.)
Military Awards: Navy Commendation Ribbon
Combat "V" Device
Military Awards: Purple Heart
Sept 1944
Military Awards: WWII Victory Medal
Military Awards: American Campaign Service Medal
1942
Military Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal
5 Battle Stars
Battle Honors: Guadalcanal-Tulagi Landings
7/08/2009
Battle Honors: Cape Gloucester, New Britain
Battle Honors: Capture & Occupation of Southern Palau Islands
Battle Honors: Capture & Defense of Guadalcanal
Death- 24/12/2001-Age: 81 years
Andover, New Jersey
Alzheimer's Disease
Burial
Cemetery
St. Joseph's Mausoleum
Newton, New Jersey
Other Facts
Full Name
Robert Leckie
Full Name
Robert Hugh Leckie
Also known as
"Lucky"
Social Security
Social Security Card Issued
Unknown Code (PE)
Social Security Number
***-**-4166
Last Residence
Andover, NJ
