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Leland Kirkemo was born on 28 May, 1920 in Wahena Township, Cass County, Minnesota, US, is a United States Navy captain. Discover Leland Kirkemo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

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Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 28 May, 1920
Birthday 28 May
Birthplace Wahena Township, Cass County, Minnesota, US
Date of death 23 September, 2010
Died Place Oak Harbor, Washington, US
Nationality United States

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1903

His father was an immigrant from Norway who had arrived in the United States in 1903 with his family.

Kirkemo grew up in Itasca County, Minnesota, where his father was a mailman and his mother was a schoolteacher who taught at the small, one-room local school.

1920

Leland Erwin Kirkemo (28 May 1920 – 23 September 2010) was a United States Navy captain.

Leland Erwin Kirkemo was born in Wahena Township, Cass County, Minnesota, on 28 May 1920, the son of Thorleif Kirkemo and his wife Lena ( Lone).

1936

He went to Deer River High School, from which he graduated in 1936.

Work was hard to find during the Great Depression, and he found employment with the Civilian Conservation Corps, a relief program run by the federal government.

1942

In February 1942, not long after the United States entered World War II, Kirkemo enlisted in the United States Navy.

He was initially trained as a radio operator, but was then selected for flight training in Jacksonville, Florida.

1944

He was commissioned as an ensign and became a naval aviator in 1944.

He served with VPB-197, VPB-102 and VPHL-106.

During a furlough to visit his parents in Minnesota, he met Louise Faye Liermann, an Army nurse.

Louise later served in the Philippines and in Japan on the staff of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.

After the war ended, Kirkemo decided to remain in the Navy, and to marry Louise.

1946

They were married in Knapp, Dunn County, Wisconsin, on 25 August 1946.

They had a daughter and two sons.

1949

Kirkemo graduated from the University of Minnesota with an associate degree in liberal arts in March 1949.

He attended the Navy General Line School in Monterey, California, and was posted to a heavy attack squadron at NAS Moffett Field in California that trained to deliver nuclear weapons.

He served with the Heavy Attack Squadron 7 (VAH-7) at Sandia Base in New Mexico and on the staff of Heavy Attack Wing One in Norfolk, Virginia.

1954

In 1954 he went to the Naval Ordnance Test Station, where he was involved in the development of the SM-65 Atlas missile.

After this, he attended the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama.

This was followed by duty as a training officer with Heavy Attack Wing and as operations officer with Heavy Attack Squadron 2 (RVAH-2).

He served with this squadron on two tours of the Western Pacific on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), flying the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior.

The squadron won the Navy "E" and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Safety Award.

This was followed by duty ashore on the staff of the Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Command (CinCPAC), and Kirkemo was the CinCPAC representative on the Joint Strategic Planning Staff at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska.

He became a graduate of the University of Omaha.

1964

He returned to the Pacific Fleet in January 1964 as commander of VAH-123.

He then became the operations officer on the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64).

1966

In March 1966, he joined the staff of the Strategic Plans Division (OP-60) in the office of the CNO in Washington, DC.

1968

From September 1968 to November 1969, Kirkemo was the commanding officer of the ammunition ship USS Haleakala (AE-25).

The Haleakala served off the coast of Vietnam, where it resupplied ships including the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62).

He then assumed command of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2).

As such, he was responsible for the recovery of the Apollo 13 spacecraft and crew.

1970

As the skipper of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) in 1970, he was responsible for the recovery of the Apollo 13 spacecraft and crew.

1975

He and his wife liked the area so much that after he retired from the Navy in July 1975, they elected to stay there.

1983

He was a member of the Oak Harbor Rotary Club, and he served as its president from 1983 to 1984.

He was also involved in the Navy League, the Deception Pass Power Squadron, and the Oak Harbor Yacht Club.

1995

When the story of Apollo 13 was made into a film, Apollo 13 (1995), the real Jim Lovell, the skipper of Apollo 13, had a cameo scene as Kirkemo, saluting and shaking hands with "Jim Lovell" (played by Tom Hanks).

In his last assignment, as chief of staff of the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Kirkemo lived in Oak Harbor, Washington.

2010

He died on 23 September 2010 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, and was buried in Tahoma National Cemetery in King County, Washington.