Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 27 May, 2010
Unit: 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Hometown: College Station, Texas
Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht, 24, of College Station, Texas, died May 27 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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