He Was A Navy Man

"The nation mourns the loss of a great war leader, stricken at a time when his services could ill be speared. And the world at large mourns the death of a man in whom it placed its trust. But we of the Navy mourn the loss of our sailor leader and loyal and devoted friend."

A few months earlier, Admiral Pratt wrote and article about Fleet Admiral Nimitz, click here to read it...

Click here to read about FDR as Under-Secretary of the Navy.