Leonard T. Gerow

Leonard Townsend Gerow was a highly decorated United States Army general during World War II.

Gerow was born in Petersburg, Virginia. The name Gerow is derived from the French name Giraud. Gerow attended high school in Petersburg and then attended the Virginia Military Institute. He was three times elected class president. He graduated as recipient of the Honor Appointment which, at the time, permitted one man in each VMI graduating class to become a Regular Army second lieutenant without further examination. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the armySeptember 1911.

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