Charles Leonard
- February 18, 2006
- 92 years
About Charles Leonard
Charles Leonard, 92, American US Army Major General and Olympic sharpshooter.
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|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.
Charles Leonard's brother, William N. Leonard (1916–2005), was a World War II fighter ace. They were buried together in Arlington National Cemetery.
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