"William D. Lihyy"

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William Daniel Leahy (May 6, 1875 - July 20, 1959), soldier, commander and politician of the United States. The first officer to receive the rank of Admiral Fleet (Level 5 Stars) and the first officer to serve as the commander of the Supreme Command (now the Chief of Staff) of the armed forces of the United States.

Childhood and Studies
William Lihy was born in Hampton, Iowa, on May 6, 1875, to a father who was a lawyer and a deputy in Mildam. At first, Lihy wanted to be admitted to the U.S. military academy, but because there was no room for other candidates, he went to school in a normal high school. He graduated from High School in Wisconsin in 1893 and immediately in their end he was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy, where he studied until 1897, where he graduated and received the rank of the order.

Military career
After completing his studies at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1897 and receiving the rank of the Order, a two-year military supplement was required to carry out a warship, in order to receive an orderly rank - Ansine (the first order in the U.S. Navy). Liyai returned to the role in the construction of the campaign "Organ", and fought in the war against the Spaniards.

After receiving his first rank, Anastasia was stationed in the Asian arena, where an uprising of the Philippines and the Boxers of China took place. With his return to the United States in 1902, he was rescued for five years in the service of the Protected Boats: "Toma" and Boston, which sailed against the coast of Panama.

In 1907, after he returned to the United States from his service in the Panama Strip, he served as a lecturer in physics and chemistry at the U.S. military academy. In 1909, as a navigator and electronic systems were launched and responsible for the armored arena California, in the Pacific Ocean.

In 1912 he returned to the United States again. After the war in which Nicaragua was conquered by the United States, he was defeated as an armistice officer of the Navy and was also responsible for the technological aspect of the navy. He served as only one year until in 1913 he was transferred to the electronics wing and developed advanced navigation systems, where he served until 1915.

First World War
In the early years of World War I, Liya was less active. In the first year, he served as technology development roles for the Navy, and in the years later he served on a naval ship that belonged to the Vice Secretary of the Navy and President of the future of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt. Liya and Roosevelt met each other during World War I and became very good and close friends. The connection between them will prove itself later during World War II. In the last year of World War I, he served on a ship that would transport American troops to the shores of France. On his unusual service during the war, Lihy received the decoration of the "Culture Cross", the most prestigious war decoration after the Medal of Honor.

Between wars
After returning from World War I, he served many headquarters until 1921. In 1921, there was one of the commanders on St. Louis’s boat, which was heavily involved in the war in Europe, this time between the Turks and the Greeks, near the coast of Cyprus. He returned to the United States again in 1923 and in 1926 he received the command of the New Mexico Brigade for only one year.

In 1927, he was promoted to a low-level admiral (compared to sub-aloff) and became commander of the U.S. Navy’s arms office.

Lihy served as commander of the U.S. Navy's Arms Office until 1931. In this year, he received a command of the power of ointments and in 1933, after he was again elevated to a high-level admiral ( parallel to the champion), he was appointed commander of the U.S. Navy’s Navigation Ministry, and after another two years he was raised to the rank of sub-dead