Robert Lawrence Leopold
US Navy officer
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| Intro | US Navy officer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Military officer Soldier Officer | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 11 November 1916, Louisville | |
| Death | 7 December 1941Pearl Harbor (aged 25 years) |
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Biography
Robert Lawrence Leopold, born 11 November 1916 in Louisville, Kentucky, enlisted in the Naval Reserve 10 July 1940. Following training in Wyoming, he was appointed midshipman 16 September 1940 and commissioned ensign 12 December. Reporting for duty on board the USS Arizona (BB-39) 2 weeks later, Ensign Leopold served in that battleship until killed in action 7 December 1941 during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Namesake
In 1943, the destroyer escort USS Leopold (DE-319) was named in his honor.