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USMC Combat Art by Mike Leahy
Description
Born 1933, in Cambridge Massachusetts. Served two periods of active duty with the United States Marine Corps. During the Korean war period as a helicopter crew chief and pilot, and in the Vietnam war primarily as a combat artist.
After Parris Island and NATTC Memphis, Leahy served as a crew chief with Marine Experimental Helicopter Squadron One, Quantico VA from 1950. As a helicopter pilot, he served with HMR-363 in MAG-36, Santa Ana CA; HMR-162 in MAG-16, Oppama Japan; HMR-161, DMZ and Munsan-ni, Korea; VMO-1, HMR-261, HMR(M)-461 (Plank Owner), and H&MS-26, MAG-26, MCAS New River NC; also Executive Flight Detachment, HMX- I, Quantico VA and with HMR-772, NAS Willow Grove PA.
As executive officer for the Marine Corps Combat Art Program (1967-1969), Leahy completed two extended assignments to Vietnam to administer the program and produce combat art. Incidentally flew 73 missions as a helicopter machine gunner and was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon and the Bronze Star with Combat 'V.' Retired in 1980 as LtCol USMCR and served as a Department of Defense Navy civilian manager. Dispatched to Grenada by the Navy shortly after Operation Urgent Fury to visually reconstruct combat action of U.S. Armed Forces through sketches and paintings.
Languages
English
Contact
- wally@beddoe.com
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- Stamford CT
- United States 06907-0412
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- +1.2033283342
