Charles Frederick Leonard Jr. (February 23, 1913 – February 18, 2006) was an American pentathlete and a

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

in the

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. Leonard won the silver medal in the 1936 Olympic Pentathlon. Charles Leonard's brother,

William N. Leonard William Nicholas Leonard (January 12, 1916 – August 21, 2005) was an American aviator, a flying ace of World War II, and a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Leonard was born in Douglas, Arizona, the son of United States Army Colonel Charl ...

(1916–2005), was a

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fighter ace. They were buried together in

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery is one of two national cemeteries run by the United States Army. Nearly 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington, Virginia. There are about 30 funerals conducted on weekdays and 7 held on Sa ...

.Burial Detail: Leonard, Charles Frederick (section 1, grave 304-F)
– ANC Explorer

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at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website * 1913 births 2006 deaths American pentathletes United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army personnel of the Korean War United States Army generals United States Military Academy alumni United States Military Academy faculty Olympic silver medalists for the United States in modern pentathlon American male modern pentathletes Modern pentathletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{US-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub