Ralph Leon Leighton, jr

Ralph Leon Leighton, jr
Era Korean War
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!

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