Leahy (CG 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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FLE T ADMIRAL WILLIAM DANIEL LEAI-I Y William Daniel Leahy was born at Hampton, Iowa on May 6, 1875 and grew up in Ashland, Wisconsin. He was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at An- napolis in 1897. His next 10 years at sea started with duty on the battleship Oregon during the defeat of the Spanish fleet at Santiago, Cuba on July 3, 1898. ln the early years of the new century, he served on the Asiatic Station and saw action during the Philip- pine insurrection and the Boxer Rebellion in China. He was aboard the cruiser Boston at Panama during early construction of the Panama Canal. Admiral Leahy returned to Annapolis in 1907 to teach physics and chemistry. He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1912 and returned to sea as navigator for the battleship California. Later in the year, he commanded American naval forces during the occupation of Nicaragua. During World War I, Admiral Leahy first command- ed the gunboat Dolphin in the West Indies searching for German supply ships. After serving as executive officer of the battleship Nevada, he won the Navy Cross in 1918 for his role as commanding officer of the troop transport Princess Matoika carrying sol- diers across the U-boat infested North Atlantic to Europe. Between the two world wars, Admiral Leahy served in a variety of posts, including Commander Destroy- ers, Scouting Force, U.S. Fleet, Commander of Bat- tleships, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet and Commander in Chief, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet. He became a vice admiral in 1935 and was appointed Chiefof Naval Operations in 1936. He advanced to admiral in 1937 and retired on August 1, 1939. Admiral Leahy's retirement was short-lived. Presi- dent Roosevelt in September of 1939 appointed him ambassador to Puerto Rico, a strategically important island to the U.S. as the forces of war gathered strength in Europe and Asia. Then, in November, 1940, the President appointed him ambassador to unoccupied France. For 18 months, Admiral Leahy used his four decades of experience to strengthen U.S.-French ties and prevent German forces from occupying Free France. In May, 1940, he returned to active duty as Chief of Staff to President Roosevelt. During the remainder of the war years, he was a personal adviser to...the Presi- dent and participated in war councils at Quebec, Cai- ro, Teheran, Yalta and Potsdam. In 1944, he was appointed the first fleet admiral of the United States Navy. D After the war, Admiral Leahy remained on active duty as adviser to the office of the Secretary of the Navy. He died July 20, 1959.