Robert Leckie

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2 mentions 1 recordings first heard Jul 2026 last heard 13 Jul ↑2 vs the 6 months before

American infantryman who wrote about his experience on Guadalcanal

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Jim DowneyHistory That Doesn't Suck · 208: The Pacific War, 1942–43: Guadalcanal, the Aleutians,... · 23:30 · 13 Jul
…With 50 pounds on his back and a gun smacking against his helmet, Lucky climbs down the nets, descending off the George F. Elliott.…
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Jim DowneyHistory That Doesn't Suck · 208: The Pacific War, 1942–43: Guadalcanal, the Aleutians,... · 22:57 · 13 Jul
…Clean-shaven and baby-faced 21-year-old Robert Leckie, or just Lucky, as his Marines in Howe Company call him, is aboard the George F. Elliott, a troop transport headed to the on-fire beaches of Guadalcanal.…
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