Pope Leo XIV’s father served as a Navy officer during D-Day invasion

Summary

On the 81st anniversary of D-Day, it was revealed that Pope Leo XIV’s father, Louis Marius Prevost, served as a Navy officer during the 1944 Normandy landings. Prevost, who was born in Chicago in 1920, participated in Operation Overlord and later commanded an infantry landing craft in Operation Dragoon. He became the first American-born Pope on May 8, 2025, continuing his father’s legacy of service and faith, which remains influential today.