Says airbase necessary at Guam. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25. Chief of Naval Operation Admiral William D. Leahy today told the House Naval Affairs Committee that development of an airbase on the Isle of Guam is necessary before the Isle is of any value from commercial or military standpoints. He stated

Chief of Naval Operations before House Naval Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 31. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William D. Leahy, as he appeared before the House Naval Affairs Committee today, Leahy told the committee what Japan and Great Britain have completely upset the old 5-5-.3 ratio

Before Naval Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. Flatly denying any foreign commitments or understandings, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, today told to Naval Affairs Committee of the House that the fleet expects "To stand on it's own feet" in national defense, Interest

Naval Operations Chief. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Rear Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, pictured as he left the White House today after a conference with President Roosevelt

Secrecy surrounds meeting of Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Washington, D.C., March 22. Rear Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, and Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles entering the Hearing Room of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today. Following the meeting, Leahy and

Construction of new battleships to start this year. Washington, D.C., April 8. Following a conference with president Roosevelt today, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (left) and Rear Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, Announces that construction of the new battleships

U.S. plane manufacturing facilities inadequate; Admiral Cook. Washington, D.C., April 7. Rear Admiral Arthur D. Cook, Chief Naval Aeronautics, testifying before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee at a secret hearing today declared that existing government and private facilities could manufacture har

6,750 airplanes equal 15 Battleships--Cook. Washington, D.C., Feb. 25. Testifying before the House Naval Affairs Committee today, Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook, Chief of the Navy Department Bureau of Aeronautics, declared that it would take 6,750 airplanes to give the same volume of fire in one hour o

Admirals at House get together. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25. Rear Admiral A.J. Hepburn, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, Rep. Carl Vinson, Chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee, and Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook, all poring over maps of the Pacific Ocean at the hearings over