Who did President Franklin Roosevelt let join the U.S. Navy during WWII?

Adolf Hitler's nephew served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. William Patrick Hitler (March 1911 – July 1987) was a nephew of Adolf Hitler. He was born to Adolf's brother, Alois Hitler, Jr. and his first wife, Bridget Dowling, in Liverpool, England.

In January 1939, William left Germany and visited the United States with his mother on a lecture tour at the invitation of publisher William Randolph Hearst. He and his mother were stranded in the U.S. when World War II broke out. After making a special request to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, William was eventually cleared to join the U.S. Navy in 1944. At the time, he was living in Sunnyside, Queens in New York.

According to a story circulating after his enlistment, when he went to the draft office and introduced himself, the recruiting officer supposedly replied, "Glad to see you, Hitler. My name's Hess."

William Patrick Hitler served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Pharmacist's Mate (a designation later changed to Hospital Corpsman) until he was discharged in 1947. He was wounded in action during the war and awarded the Purple Heart. Later, William Hitler changed his surname to Stuart-Houston.