Charles Leonard
Appearance
Charles Leonard | |
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Born | Fort Snelling, Minnesota | February 23, 1913
Died | February 18, 2006 | (aged 92)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1931–1967 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | X Corps 1st Cavalry Division 15th Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit |
|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;" | Men's Modern pentathlon
|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1936 Berlin|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Modern pentathlon |} Charles Frederick Leonard Jr. (February 23, 1913 – February 18, 2006) was an American pentathlete and a major general in the United States Army.
Leonard won the silver medal in the 1936 Olympic Pentathlon.[1][2]
Charles Leonard's brother, William N. Leonard, was a World War II flying ace. They were buried together in Arlington National Cemetery.
References
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Charles Leonard". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ^ "Charles Leonard Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
External links
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 2006 deaths
- American pentathletes
- American army personnel of World War II
- American army personnel of the Korean War
- United States Army generals
- United States Military Academy alumni
- United States Military Academy faculty
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in modern pentathlon
- American male modern pentathletes
- Olympic modern pentathletes of the United States
- Modern pentathletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- World War II United States Army personnel stubs
- North American modern pentathlon biography stubs
- American sportspeople stubs