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Edward Buck Leidecker

1st Lt · USMCR

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Edward Buck Leidecker

1st Lt · USMCR

07/15/1940 – 06/13/1946

Hernando, FL

Service Details

School / Education

Junior College

Pilot Designation

Naval Aviator

Highest Designation

Dist. Flying Cross

Service Years

07/15/1940 – 06/13/1946

Theaters of Service

WW II Pacific

Aircraft Flown

TBM Marine fighters Corsair Hellcat

Duty Assignments

143rd Marine Torpedo Bomb.
USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107)

Achievements & Story

Former Flying Sargeant (Tech). Served in Solomons, Nansei Shoto and Bismark Archipelago, New Georgia, Bouganville, Rabaul, Borneo, Okinawa and Japanese Homeland. Eastern Airlines, Senior Pilot Ret.