![]() ![]() Leckie saw combat in the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Battle of Cape Gloucester, and had been wounded by blast concussion in the Battle of Peleliu. On January 18, 1942, Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.He served in combat in the Pacific theater, as a scout and a machine gunner in H Company, 2nd Battalion 1st Marines Regiment 1st Marine Division (United States). ![]() He began his career as a writer in high school, as a sports writer for ''The Bergen Evening Record'' in Hackensack, New Jersey. Following World War II, Leckie worked as a Leckie was born on December 18, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He returned to the United States in March 1945 and was honorably discharged shortly thereafter. Leckie was born on December 18, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ![]()
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