Robert Leckie (author)

Robert Hugh Leckie was a United States Marine and an author of books about the military history of the United States, Catholic history and culture, sports books, fiction books, autobiographies, and children's books. As a young man, he served with the 1st Marine Division during World War II; his service as a machine gunner and a scout during the war greatly influenced his work.

18 December 1920

Born on the same birth day (18 December): Anzhela Balakhonova • Bobby Keys • Daniel Cleary • David A. Johnston • Don Beebe • Elliot Easton • James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry • Jayden Daniels • Kazuhide Uekusa • Korapat Kirdpan • Miki Ando • Norman Brown (guitarist) • Randy Castillo • Randy Houser • Rob Van Dam • Ron White • Sebald Heyden • Wadada Leo Smith

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