Ralph Leon Leighton, jr
Era | Korean War |
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Branch | U.S. Air Force |
Rank | Technical Sergeant |
Wall | F |
Wall Side | 1 |
Row | 2 |
Plaque Number | 13 |
Manfredonia (Italy) - Gold Beach, Utah Beach Normandy June 6, 1944
MEDALS: Good Conduct w/2 OLC, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign w/2 Stars, World War II Victory, National Defense Service, Korean Service, United Nations Service.
Ralph's LST "saw the World": Sicily, Italy, France, England, Ireland Scotland, Suez, India, Burma, Ceylon. Carried invasion troops, evacuated the wounded. Fifty-two channel crossings!