What is Leon E. Salomon?
{{Infobox military person | name = Leon E. Salomon | image = Leon E Salomon.jpg | caption = General Leon E. Salomon | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|4|27}} | death_date = | birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. | death_place = | placeofburial = | placeofburial_label = Place of burial | nickname = | allegiance = [[United States|United States of America]] | branch = [[United States Army]] | serviceyears = 1959-1996 | rank = [[General officer|General]] | unit = | commands = U.S. Army Materiel Command,<br/>U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command,<br/>[[Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army|23rd Chief of Ordnance (1986-1988)]],<br/>21st Support Command | battles = [[Vietnam War]] | awards = [[Legion of Merit]]<br/>[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] <br/>[[Air Medal]] (3)<br/>[[Expert Infantryman Badge]] | relations = | laterwork = Board of directors, GRC International<br/>Vice president, Rubbermaid<br/>Board of directors, ATC Materials, Inc. }} [[General officer|General]] '''Leon E. Salomon''' (born 27 April 1936) is an American general. Following his promotion to [[Brigadier general|Brigadier General]] in 1986, he was named the [[Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army|23rd Chief of Ordnance]] and Commandant of the [[Ordnance Corps (United States Army)|U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School]] at [[Aberdeen Proving Ground]]. During his two-year tenure, he worked to improve the training, doctrine and evaluation programs at the Ordnance School.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Serving the Line with Excellence 1775-1992|last=Sterling|first=Keir|publisher=U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Historical Studies|year=1992|isbn=|location=|pages=74–75}}</ref> Salomon was elected to the [[GRC International]] Board of Directors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F04-12-1999%2F0000907280&EDATE= |title=Gen. Leon E. Salomon U.S. Army, Ret., Elected To GRC International Board of Directors |access-date=2020-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.or