On 81st anniversary of D-Day, one US Navy veteran's son is the first American Pope

On this st anniversary of D-Day the Pentagon has shared a powerful connection between the Vatican and the U S military Pope Leo XIV's father Louis Marius Prevost served as a Navy officer during the historic Normandy landings Prevost born in Chicago in was commissioned into the Navy in November He served as the executive officer of a tank landing ship during Operation Overlord the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France June WORLD WAR II VETERANS PROGRESS TO NORMANDY FOR EMOTIONAL D-DAY COMMEMORATIONLater he commanded an infantry landing craft in Operation Dragoon the August Allied landing in southern France After the war Prevost returned to Illinois where he became superintendent of Brookwood School District and later principal of Mount Carmel Elementary School in Chicago He was also a catechist teaching Christian doctrine WHITE SOX INSTALLING POPE LEO XIV GRAPHIC NEAR HIS WORLD SERIES SEATPrevost married Mildred Agnes Martinez in and they had three sons including Robert Francis Prevost who was elected Pope Leo XIV May becoming the first American-born Pope Earlier this week Pope Leo XIV signed a baseball at the Vatican a nod to his Chicago roots and lifelong encouragement for the White Sox The band has honored him with a commemorative installation at Guaranteed Rate Field The Pope's father died in but his legacy endures through his son's historic papacy and the shared values of institution and faith CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digital has reached out to the Vatican for comment but has not yet received a response