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proposal. All three of the Turner recommendations became realities during
the war, two early in 1942, Joint Training in 1944. But President Roosevelt
also accepted part of Brigadier General Eisenhower’s proposal when Admiral
William D. Leahy became Chief of Staff to the President in July 1942,
although without command authority or responsibility, and without a staff.’e
Thus Richmond Kelly Turner became the father of the Joint Chiefs of
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W(a) Joint Board, meeting minutes, 28 Jan. 1942, 16 Mar. 1942; (b) JB, Ser 742; (c) Report,
Joint Planning Committee to Joint Board, 27 Feb. 1942, encls. (A) and (B).