CDR LEONIDAS H. ROBERTS, USNR
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CDR LEONIDAS H. ROBERTS, USNR
FLIGHT LOG ID: 467
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| Service Date In: |
07/02/1941 |
Date of Birth: |
02/27/1921 |
| Service Date Out: |
06/20/1947 |
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| Aviation Designation |
Naval Aviator |
| State/College Attended |
Univ Florida Ph.D |
| City, State |
Gainsville,FL
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Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Dist Flying Cross
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Theaters/Campaigns:
Pacific Theater
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Aircraft:
PBM SNJ OS2U N3N N2S
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Ship/Units/Deployments:
OTU-3 NAS Banana River, FL, 8/1945 VPB-17, 01/1944 NATC, NAS Pensacola/NRAB Pa 8/1941, 9/1941
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Associations/Service Organizations:
Ret. Officers Assn. Mariner/Marlin Assn.
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Significant Achievements:
Awarded Navy Commendation Medal for Air/Sea rescue of survivors from a B-25 ditching south of Formosa (2/20/1945). 3,538 mil. flight hrs. 3,140 Civ. flight hrs. 40 yrs. as Science Prof. at Univ. Florida. (Prof Emeritus). MS degree W. Va Univ. BS degree Waynesburg College.
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