Korean War
Service # | AO-2089639 |
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Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | June 18 1953 |
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
First Lieutenant Leicht was awarded the Korean Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Leicht was a member of Headquarters, 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On June 18, 1953, he was a passenger on a C-124A Globemaster transport traveling from Tachikawa Air Base, Japan to Korea. He was killed when the aircraft crashed about three miles from Tachikawa.