Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Leonard gụsịrị akwụkwọ na United States Naval Academy na 1938 ma bụrụ onye a họpụtara dị ka onye na-anya ụgbọelu #6953 na 1940. Ọ lụrụ ọgụ n'agha ndị a lụrụ na Pacific n'Oké Osimiri Coral
, Midway na Solomons. O ritere ihe nrite Navy Cross ma na Midway ma na Coral Sea. E nyekwara ya Legion of Merit (ugboro anọ), Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal (ugboro asatọ) na Bronze Star.