Editing Leif Erickson (actor) (section)

==Military service==
Erickson enlisted in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]]. Rising to the rank of [[Chief Petty Officer]] in the [[Naval Aviation Photographic Unit]], he served as a [[War photography|military photographer]], shooting film in combat zones, and as an instructor.{{Citation needed |date=September 2023}} He was shot down twice in the [[Pacific War|Pacific]], and received two [[Purple Heart]]s.<ref name=leifnavy>{{cite web |title=The Day Leif Erickson Faced Death |website=The High Chaparral |url=http://www.thehighchaparral.com/articles1b.htm |access-date=September 23, 2011}}</ref>  Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the [[Surrender of Japan|Japanese surrender]] aboard the {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|6}} in [[Tokyo Bay]] on September 2, 1945.