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   Who was William Daniel Leahy?

   • William Daniel Leahy (/ ˈleɪhiˌ ˈleɪ.i /) (6 May 1875 – 20 July 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.

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   Who was Admiral Leahy?

   • Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of staff to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.

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   Who was Michael Leahy?

   • 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.

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   How long did Admiral Leahy serve?

   • However, the illustrious career of this distinguished officer was far from finished. He was Governor of Puerto Rico from September 1939 until November 1940 when he became U.S. Ambassador to France. Admiral Leahy held this difficult diplomatic post in Vichy for more than two years.

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   William Daniel Leahy (/ ˈ l eɪ h i ˌ ˈ l eɪ. i /) (6 May 1875 – 20 July 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.

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   Jul 20, 1998 · William Daniel Leahy 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 the battleship Oregon.

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   Jul 15, 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...

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   Feb 12, 2015 · William D. Leahy was born in Hampton, Iowa, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1897. Soon afterward, he saw action during the Boxer expedition and the Philippine American War....

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   Oct 16, 2016 · Fleet Admiral William Leahy was a major decision maker for the United States military during World War Two, serving as the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and as one of Roosevelt’s and Truman’s closest military advisors.

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   Feb 18, 2016 · 2 January 1937 – 1 August 1939. 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...