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    William D. Leahy

    United States admiral, ambassador to France, Chief of Staff

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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › William-Daniel-LeahyWilliam Daniel Leahy | US Navy Admiral & Politician | Britannica

    Jul 20, 1998 · William Daniel Leahy (born May 6, 1875, Hampton, Iowa, U.S.—died July 20, 1959, Bethesda, Maryland) was an American naval officer who served as personal chief of staff to President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. Leahy graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1897 and was assigned as midshipman to ...

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  3. www.historynet.com › roosevelts-right-hand-man-wasRoosevelt's Right-Hand Man Was a Quiet Yet Powerful Force

    Aug 12, 2019 · The Second Most Powerful Man in the World: The Life of Admiral William D. Leahy, Roosevelt’s Chief of Staff. Phillips Payson O’Brien. 544 pp. Dutton, 2019. $30. Just four U.S. Navy men have worn the five-star insignia of a full admiral. Among their ranks, William D. Leahy is the least well-known—and, as Phillips Payson O’Brien argues in ...

  4. www.history.navy.mil › bios-l › leahy-william-dLeahy, William D. - NHHC

    Feb 12, 2015 · 7th Chief of Naval Operations (2 January 1937 – 1 August 1939) As Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Leahy led efforts to prepare the Navy for a war that was imminent in the late 1930s. He initiated advanced war planning to deal with potential hostilities with Germany and Japan and promoted a robust U.S. air and naval base establishment. William D. Leahy was born in Hampton, Iowa, and ...

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  6. militaryhallofhonor.com › honoree-recordFADM William Daniel Leahy - Military Hall of Honor

    William Daniel Leahy Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1897 Engagements: • Spanish-American War (1898) • Boxer Rebellion (1899 - 1901) • World War I (1914 - 1918) • World War II (1941 - 1945) Biography: Biography of William Daniel Leahy Fleet Admiral, U.S. Navy. The Early Years. William Daniel Leahy was born in Hampton, IA, on 6 ...

  7. www.history.navy.mil › fleet-admiral-leahyLeahy, William Daniel - Text - NHHC

    Feb 18, 2016 · William Daniel Leahy was born in Hampton, Iowa, on May 6, 1875. His father, Michael Leahy, a lawyer, had been Captain of Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers during the Civil War. Young Leahy originally hoped to attend West Point, but there were no appointments available. When he completed high school in Ashland, Wisc., in 1893, he was able to win an appointment to the Naval Academy. He graduated in ...

  8. www.history.navy.mil › leahyFleet Admiral William D. Leahy - NHHC

    Admiral Leahy entered upon his duties as Chief of Naval Operations at a point when the international scene and the outlook for peace were deteriorating rapidly in Europe and Asia. During his first year in office, an acute crisis was created when Japanese aircraft sank the gunboat USS Panay in China’s Yangtze River. The Chief of Naval Operations faced the urgent requirement of preparing the ...

  9. www.wikiwand.com › en › William_DWilliam D. Leahy - Wikiwand

    William Daniel Leahy ( / ˈleɪhiˌ ˈleɪ.i /) (May 6, 1875 – July 20, 1959) was an American naval officer. The most senior United States military officer on active duty during World War II, he held several titles and exercised considerable influence over foreign and military policy. As a fleet admiral, he was the first flag officer ever to ...