John W. Leonard
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Lieutenant General John William Leonard was a senior United States Army officer who served during World War I, World War II and Cold War.
John W. Leonard
John W. Leonard as a West Point cadet.
Officers just decorated with the DSC by Major General Hanson Ely, commanding the 5th Division, at Esch, Luxembourg, December 30, 1918. On the extreme left is Lieutenant Colonel John W. Leonard, 60th Infantry.
John W. Leonard as a major during World War I after he received his Distinguished Service Cross.
The class the stars fell on
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"The class the stars fell on" is an expression used to describe the class of 1915 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. In the United States Army, the insignia reserved for generals is one or more stars. Of the 164 graduates that year, 59 (36%) attained the rank of general, more than any other class in the history of the academy, hence the expression.
Members of the West Point class of 1915
The 1914 West Point baseball team. Omar Bradley is second from left. Every member of the team who remained in the army became a general.
The 1912 West Point football team. Dwight Eisenhower is third from left. Louis Merillat is eighth from the left, in the A sweater. Omar Bradley is on the far right.
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower (as a general)