Leonard F. Wing
| Leonard F. Wing | |
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Leonard F. Wing
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| Nickname(s) | "Red" |
| Born |
November 12, 1893 Ira, Vermont |
| Died |
December 19, 1945 (aged 52) Rutland, Vermont |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1918-1945 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held |
172nd Infantry Regiment 86th Infantry Brigade 68th Field Artillery Brigade 43rd Infantry Division ("Winged Victory") |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II Pacific Theater of Operations |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Presidential Unit Citation |
| Other work |
Attorney Judge Chairman, Vermont Republican Party Executive Assistant, Governor Stanley C. Wilson |
Leonard Fish Wing, Sr. (November 12, 1893 - December 19, 1945), nicknamed "Red", was a Vermont political figure and a division commander in the United States Army during World War II.
Leonard Wing was born in Ira, Vermont on November 12, 1893. He graduated from Rutland High School in 1910, and then attended Norwich University. Afterwards Wing studied law, attaining admission to the bar in 1917.
Wing enlisted in the Army for World War I, served at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, Fort Gordon, Georgia, and Fort Dix, New Jersey. Wing completed officer training, received a commission and attained the rank of First Lieutenant. He served as the supply officer for the 2nd Infantry Replacement Regiment until the end of the war, and was discharged at Fort Dix in December, 1918.
After his discharge Wing returned to Rutland and established a law practice. From 1919 to 1921 he served as Rutland City Attorney, and he was Rutland's City Judge from 1921 to 1925.
Wing was active in Republican party politics, and served on the state Republican Committee, of which he was Chairman from 1925 to 1929. He also attended numerous state and national party conventions, including serving as a delegate to the 1940 Republican national convention.
In 1919 Wing joined the Vermont National Guard's 172nd Infantry Regiment as a Second Lieutenant. He rose through the ranks and in 1933 received promotion to Colonel as the 172nd's commander. That year he earned statewide praise from business owners and condemnation from laborers after leading his regiment to break a strike of Barre granite workers.
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