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Submitted: 1/21/20 • Approved: 1/21/20 • Last Updated: 1/24/20 • R257596-G0-S3
May 11, 1922 - April 28, 2017
Dr. Leach received his Naval Air Corps wings upon completion of training at Pensacola, Florida. At the onset of WWII, the Marine Air Corp took the top graduates for the Pacific theater. Dr. Leach was chosen and shipped out with the Marine Air Corp VMB 433 Squadron to Emirau Island off the coast of New Guinea. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Gold Star after completing 55 low altitude bombing missions in a Mitchell B-25.
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