Charles Leonard

Charles Leonard
Born (1913-02-23)February 23, 1913
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Died February 18, 2006(2006-02-18) (aged 92)
Buried Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance United States
Service/branch 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
Olympic medalist

Medal presentation at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, Silvano Abbà-Italy (3rd place) Gotthard Handrick-Germany (1st place) Charles Leonard-USA (2nd place)
Medal record
Men's Modern pentathlon
1936 BerlinModern 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

  1. ↑ "Olympics Statistics: Charles Leonard". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Charles Leonard Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.


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