William F. Leonard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1913
Place of Birth: Lockport, New York, United States
Date of Death: 04-Aug-1985
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About William F. Leonard
- William F.
- Leonard (August 9, 1913 – August 4, 1985) was a U.S.
- Army veteran of World War II and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.Born in Lockport, New York, Leonard would enter the United States Army from Portland, Maine, on November 17, 1942.President Barack Obama posthumously awarded him the Medal of Honor in a March 18, 2014, ceremony in the White House.
- The award resulted from a Defense Authorization Act which directed a review of all Jewish American and Hispanic American veterans from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War who had been awarded lower-precedence valor awards to ensure that no prejudice was shown to those deserving the Medal of Honor.
- In Leonard's case, he had originally been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the United States' second-highest decoration for combat valor.
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