Las Vegas Sun

April 20, 2024

Medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, right, are displayed in the home of World War II veteran Davis B. Leonard in Henderson Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Leonard and Gaetano "Guy" Benza, another local World War II veteran, will receive the French Legion d'Honneur award on Friday. The award is the highest honor France bestows on its citizens and foreign nationals.

Steve Marcus

Medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, right, are displayed in the home of World War II veteran Davis B. Leonard in Henderson Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Leonard and Gaetano "Guy" Benza, another local World War II veteran, will receive the French Legion d'Honneur award on Friday. The award is the highest honor France bestows on its citizens and foreign nationals.