Please answer the following question: Facts: - battles: american indian wars - death date: march 22 , 1946 -lrb- aged 89 -rrb- - placeofburial: arlington national cemetery - awards: charles club medal -lrb- 1929 -rrb- purple heart -lrb- 1933 -rrb- p. daly medal -lrb- 1925 -rrb- the explorers - birth date: december 21 , 1856 - serviceyears: 1876 -- 1919 - name: david legge brainard - branch: united states - unit: 2nd cavalry regiment signal corps - birth place: norway , new york - rank: 20px brigadier general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of david legge brainard .
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brigadier-general david legge brainard -lrb- december 21 , 1856 march 22 , 1946 -rrb- was an american arctic explorer and soldier .