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Robert Hugh Leckie (December 18, 1920 – December 24, 2001) was a United States Marine and an author of books about the military history of the United States, Catholic history and culture, sports books, fiction books, autobiographies, and children's books.
Seeing Vera across the street, Leckie wears his marine suit and visits her, convincing her in dining with him. While dining, Leckie explains his actions in the war, revealing that he wrote her letters, which he never sent as he was fearing he would die. Leckie's relationship with Vera deepens as time passes.
Helmet for My Pillow is the personal narrative written by World War II United States Marine Corps veteran, author, and military historian Robert Leckie.First published in 1957, the story begins with Leckie's enlisting in the United States Marines shortly after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
In December 1941, a few weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Robert Leckie attends church. As he is leaving, he runs into his neighbor, Vera Keller. As they catch up, Leckie reveals that he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and says he will write to her.
The following actors played starring roles in multiple episodes and are split by the principal character they appear with. Characters from the different plot strands do occasionally interact, while Sidney Phillips serves with Leckie and is the best friend of Sledge. James Badge Dale as PFC. Robert Leckie (1920–2001)
John Basilone (November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
A scared Sledge barely hits land, as other soldiers of the regiment are gunned down. As they advance, Leckie and the rest of the Division arrive through a different beach. The Division struggles with the threat of a Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, forcing them to retreat. They eventually continue forward when a M4 Sherman destroys the Type 95.
Leckie helps an injured Runner through the airfield, but Runner receives another gunshot to the arm. To complicate matters, the man in charge of the radio is killed, so Leckie is assigned to recross the airfield to get a new radio to find a corpsman. As he desperately tries to find one, he is hit by a blast concussion.