(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Leonard Kaplan, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Leonard Kaplan, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Production Officer, Industrial Command, Navy Replacement Base, San Diego, California, from 20 December 1943 to 14 August 1945.