Beaufort’s Bill Leschak, 87, joined the United States Marine Corps in Auburn, N.Y. in 1955. After Boot Camp at Parris Island, he was assigned to Henderson Hall, Headquarters Marine Corps. He began a career in Marine Corps administration serving in Hawaii, on Long Island, N.Y., in Albany, N.Y., at Camp Lejeune, in Lexington and Louisville, Ky., in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, in Lynn, Mass., and Newport, R.I. He also served with the USMC office at Fort Benning where he became Airborne qualified. His final assignment was at Parris Island from which he retired in 1981 as a Master Gunnery Sergeant with 27 years of service. Thereafter, he worked for a Beaufort law firm for 10 years.
Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 207. For Veteran Of The Week nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.
