The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Leo. Leo joined the Navy in February 1941 after having already received training in the Naval Reserves. He was assigned to the NPG radio station in San Francisco as a radioman, third class. He was then sent to Japanese code school at Bainbridge Island. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Farallon Islands, where he intercepted and relayed Japanese radio transmissions. In that role he was often able to determine the bearings of Japanese ships. Leo received numerous messages during the Battle of Midway, the contents of which are unknown to him, since it was not his duty to decrypt messages before relaying them. At subsequent posts he relayed Japanese diplomatic messages to the State Department and sent radio intelligence to the Army. Under the V-12 program, Leo received a Bachelor’s Degree from Cal Tech and ultimately earned a Master’s from Stanford. After the war, he traveled the world extensively and became a prominent ham radio operator. Leo spent 20 years in the Naval Reserves and retired as a lieutenant commander.

Lecture given Tuesday, February 23, 1999, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University

Lecture recital presented at the UNT College of Music Organ Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.

Lecture given Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Church planting has become a buzz word, but the task still remains beyond the experience of most churches. These classes will help church leaders consider some important issues and connections for church planting within our Restoration heritage."