Born and raised during the Great Depression in Salisbury, NC, Leigh was the only one of seven children to survive child hood illness. He was later voted Prom King of the Philip T. Westland High School. He is one of the worlds most prominent map makers and has seen action in two major American wars. Although he is a successful business man, fluent in Japanese, he claims his best days were spent working the register at Mr. Swirlees.
Leigh was married at 19 to his childhood sweetheart, Ann, who would later die of malaria in the jungles of Africa. Together they raised one son, who went on to study medicine at B.U. and co-produce The Cosby Show. Leigh O’Connor now 81 is working on his memoirs in a quiet cabin in the mountains of Montana. When asked if he’s led a good life, he merely smiled and said, ” …isn’t being alive ‘good’ enough?”

Leigh O’Connor is a hero and my very best friend.
Lieutenant Colonel, Benjamin A. Bradley