<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: ULeonard waphothula e-United States Naval Academy ngo-1938 futhi wakhethwa njengo-Naval Aviator 6953 ngo-1940. Walwa ezimpini zasePacific oLwandle iCoral,  <response>: IMidway neSolomon Islands. Wathola indondo yeNavy Cross kokubili eMidway naseCoral Sea. Wabuye waklonyeliswa ngeLegion of Merit izikhathi ezine, i-Distinguished Flying Cross, i-Air Medal izikhathi eziyisishiyagalombili ne-Bronze Star. 