caption branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank article_title name
patrick james leonard united states army 24 january 1899 county meath , ireland united states of america company c , 2d u.s. cavalry medal of honor place of burial indian wars 19 may 1847 sergeant patrick james leonard
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patrick james leonard

patrick james leonard -lrb- may 19 , 1847 -- january 1 , 1899 -rrb- was a united states army sergeant who received the medal of honor during the indian wars .
until 1984 , it was believed that leonard was a double recipient of the medal of honor .
however , another irishman , patrick thomas leonard , had also received the medal of honor .
