Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I puta a Leonard i te United States Naval Academy i te tau 1938 a i tohua ia hei Naval Aviator # 6953 i te tau 1940. I whawhai ia i nga pakanga o te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa o te Moana-a-Karauna,
Ko Midway me te Solomon. I riro i a ia te Navy Cross i Midway me te Moana Korara. I whakawhiwhia hoki ia ki te Legion of Merit (e wha nga wa), te Distinguished Flying Cross, te Air Medal (e waru nga wa) me te Bronze Star.