Complex sentence: William Daniel Leahy (May 6,1875-July 20,1959) was an American naval officer and the first such officer ever to hold the rank of Fleet Admiral and the first ever to hold five-star rank in the U.S. armed forces.
Split into simpler sentences: William Daniel Leahy (May 6,1875-July 20,1959) was an American naval officer and the first such officer ever to hold the rank of Fleet Admiral. In fact, he was the first ever to hold five-star rank in the U.S. armed forces.