I found several issues of the World War II magazine in the lounge of the Calypso Motel which is part of the Driftwood Lodge complex where we're staying. I never would have even looked at them five years ago, but since this blog is turning into more and more of a World War II one, my interest is now there.
I read an article about Admiral William Daniel Leahy who retired from the Navy in 1939, but was called upon by his friend, President Roosevelt to become ambassador to the French Vichy government after the Germans took over.
France was divided into two zones, the occupied part from Paris north and unoccupied to the south, which was supposedly its own government, but actually under German control.
It was a tough assignment, but one that Leahy gave his all.
When news of Pearl Harbor reached him, he was especially hard hit because four of the sunk or damaged vessels had been his during active duty. The battleships Nevada and California along with minelayer Oglala were sunk and the cruiser Raleigh heavily damaged.
Leahy had been a commander on the Nevada, captain of the Oglala, Rear-Admiral on the Raleigh and Admiral on the California.
Too Many Memories. --Cooter
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