Wilmore B. Leonard
Wilmore B. Leonard | |
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United States Army Air Force | |
Awards | Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen |
Wilmore B. Leonard (19?? – April 2, 1978) was an American college professor,
Early life
Leonard was born in
Leonard was married to Elizabeth A. Leonard. They had one daughter, Charmaine L. Jackson, and one grandchild.[3]
Military career
On September 6, 1942, Leonard graduated from the Tuskegee Flight School's Single Engine Section Class SE-42-H, earning his wings and a commission as a
Awards
Congressional Gold Medal Awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006.[4]
Post-military career and professorship
In 1947, Leonard applied and was provisionally admitted to the
In 1948, Leonard attended the Howard University School of Dentistry,[3] graduating in 1952.[citation needed] He worked there as a professor for 25 years until his retirement in May 1976. He served as Howard's associate director of clinics, secretary to the faculty. He taught oral diagnosis, endodontics, oral therapeutics, pharmacology. Howard University School of Dentistry awarded him the Howard University College of Dentistry Alumni Award for outstanding contributions to dental education. Leonard was a member of the American Dental Association, the National Dental Association, the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society and the District of Columbia Dental Society. He also authored multiple journal articles on periodontology and endodontics.[3]
Death
Leonard suffered from cancer and died on April 2, 1978, at
See also
- Executive Order 9981
- List of Tuskegee Airmen
- List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes
- Military history of African Americans
References
- ^ a b CAF Rise Above. "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster." https://cafriseabove.org/the-tuskegee-airmen/tuskegee-airmen-pilot-roster/
- ^ a b "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster". CAF Rise Above. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "W. B. Leonard, Dentist-Professor, Dies". The Washington Post (local ed.). April 5, 1978. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Public Law 109–213—APR. 11, 2006 Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen" (PDF). Congress.gov. US Library of Congress. November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ "School Bias Dodge Succeeds: Maryland U. Escapes Law By 'Grade' Ruse". The Chicago Defender (national ed.). September 27, 1947. p. 4.
- ^ Dula, Traci Leigh Moody (2016). "PROSPERING BECAUSE THAT'S ITS HISTORY": BLACK RESILIENCE AND HONORS DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION: MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND, 1867-1988 (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Maryland. pp. 50, 105.