Charles Frederick Leonard Jr. | |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1913 |
Birth Place: | Fort Snelling, Minnesota, U.S. |
Placeofburial: | Arlington National Cemetery |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1931–1967 |
Rank: | Major General |
Commands: | X Corps 1st Cavalry Division 15th Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Regiment |
Battles: | World War II Korean War |
Awards: | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit |
Relations: | William N. Leonard (brother) |
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 (1916–2005), was a World War II fighter ace. They were buried together in Arlington National Cemetery.[3]