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Charles
Frederick
Leonard
Jr.

Born:

, 

Minnesota

Charles Leonard graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1935. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    I Corps, Far East Command

    Action Date:

    1953 – 1954
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Charles Frederick Leonard, Jr. (ASN: 0-19829), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Deputy Chief of Staff, FIRST Corps, Far East Command, from 1953 to 1954.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    X Corps

    Action Date:

    December 1965 – May 1967
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 27 (June 22, 1967)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Charles Frederick Leonard, Jr. (ASN: 0-19829), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General, TENTH Corps, during the period from December 1965 to May 1967.