Leahy, William D.
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William Daniel Leahy (1875-1959) was a naval officer, and Chief of Naval Operations from January 2, 1937 to August 1, 1939.
Fleet admiral; Chief of Staff.
William D. Leahy, Fleet Admiral and CNO, 1937-1939, was an 1897 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. From 1942-1949, he was Chief of Staff to Presidents F.D. Roosevelt and Harry S Truman.
William Daniel Leahy was born in Hampton, Iowa on May 6, 1875. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1897 and was assigned to the battleship USS Oregon. He later had duty on the Asiatic Station and as an instructor at the Naval Academy. From 1912 to 1915 he had duty in various shore establishments before taking command of the gunboat Dolphin. During World War I, he commanded a troop transport and served as Director of Gunnery Exercises. He left this assignment in 1921 to assume command of USS St. Louis with the Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters. He was Chief of the Bureau of Navigation from 1933 until 1935, and in 1937 became Chief of Naval Operations. In 1939 he was transferred to the retired list, but in June 1942 was recalled to active duty as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the United States Army and Navy. Promoted to Fleet Admiral in December 1944, he continued to serve in an advisory capacity until his death on July 20, 1959.
Naval officer, diplomat, and governor of Puerto Rico. Full name: William Daniel Leahy. Born 1875; died 1959.
William D. Leahy, 1875-1959, was an 1897 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He was chief of the Bureau of Navigation and Ordnance between the wars. From 1937 to 1939, he was CNO.
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