William D. Leahy

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United States Navy admiral diplomat human military officer statesman

William D. Leahy was a senior United States naval officer and statesman who served as Chief of Staff to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and later Harry S. Truman, playing a central role in Allied strategy during World War II.

Aliases (1)

Admiral William D. Leahy ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy admiral → diplomat → human → military officer → statesman →
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal → Legion of Merit → Navy Distinguished Service Medal → Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
countryOfBirth	United States of America →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1875-05-06 →
dateOfDeath	1959-07-20 →
educatedAt	United States Naval Academy →
employer	United States Navy → United States government →
familyName	Leahy →
givenName	William →
memberOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryConflict	Philippine–American War → Spanish–American War → World War I → World War II →
militaryRank	Fleet Admiral →
nativeLanguage	English →
notableRole	key participant in Allied grand strategy during World War II → senior military advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt → senior military advisor to Harry S. Truman →
notableWork	I Was There →
occupation	diplomat → government official → naval officer →
participantIn	World War I → World War II →
placeOfBirth	Hampton, Iowa →
placeOfDeath	Bethesda, Maryland →
positionHeld	Ambassador of the United States to France → Chief of Naval Operations → Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief → Chief of Staff to the President of the United States → Governor of Puerto Rico →
religion	Roman Catholic Church →
sexOrGender	male →
workedFor	Franklin D. Roosevelt → Harry S. Truman →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fleet Admiral (United States Navy) →	firstHolder
Combined Chiefs of Staff →	hasMember
Fleet Admiral (United States Navy) →	holder
Allied High Command →	keyMilitaryLeader
Atlantic Fleet ("Admiral William D. Leahy") →	notableCommander