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William Daniel Leahy (* 6. Mai 1875 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa; † 20. Juli 1959 in Bethesda, Maryland) war ein US-amerikanischer Offizier und der erste Fleet Admiral der United States Navy . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Biografie. 1.1 Familie. 1.2 Militärdienst und Diplomat. 2 Auszeichnungen, Ehrungen. 3 Werke. 4 Literatur. 5 Weblinks. Biografie.
William Daniel Leahy (/ ˈ l eɪ h i ˌ ˈ l eɪ. 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.
- 1893–1959
- Arlington National Cemetery
20. Juli 1998 · Pacific War. 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 ...
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15. Juli 2016 · William Daniel Leahy was born on May 6, 1875, in Hampton, Iowa. His 1897 Naval Academy class graduated in time to see active Spanish-American War service. Leahy was in the USS Oregon when she made her celebrated speed dash from the West Coast around Cape Horn to take part in the decisive battle off Santiago, Cuba. Returning to the Pacific, he took part in the operations to suppress the ...
12. Feb. 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 ...
30. Mai 2019 · As a key advisor to F.D.R., Adm. William D. Leahy was instrumental in bringing the Allies together to agree upon the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe
18. Feb. 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 ...
