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NATIONAL FLIGHT LOG   
CDR GEO.
CDR GEO. "Archie" S. LEONARD, USN


CDR GEO. "Archie" S. LEONARD, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 318


Service Date In: 06/01/1937 Date of Birth: 10/27/1913
Service Date Out: 01/01/1960
Aviation Designation Naval Aviator
State/College Attended VA Polytech. Inst.
City, State Pensacola,FL

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Air Medal

Theaters/Campaigns:
Med,Malta,Guadalcl

Aircraft:
BG-1
F4F-3
F4F-4
F4U
PBY-5A

Ship/Units/Deployments:
USS Wasp, VF-71, 01/01/42
BuAer, Washington DC, 01/01/54
Gen MacArthur Staff, 01/01/45

Associations/Service Organizations:
Nav Av Museum Fdn
Ret. Officers Assn

Significant Achievements:
Served on USS Wasp. VF-71 joint operation w/British in Defense of Malta. Attached to Wasp when sunk off Guadalcanal 9/15/42. 2100 hrs flt time, 219 arrested landings.


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