Master Chief Leslie Billy Sunday

Navy diver with the rank of master chief petty officer.
Master chief leslie billy sunday. Men of honor 2000 robert de niro as master chief leslie sunday u s. No according to the film s press kit the character of master diver billy sunday in the movie men of honor portrayed by robert de niro is a fictional composite of several different sailors. Sunday and several other navy members watch tv coverage of an ongoing salvage operation when sunday recognizes a familiar face on the screen. Synopsis the movie starts off by introducing master chief leslie w.
Navy master chief leslie william sunday. Billy sunday robert deniro a us navy diver who has recently gone awol. The true story behind men of honor the movie begins with robert deniro s character u s. As a crew member of the salvage ship uss hoist where he is assigned to the galley he is inspired by the bravery of one of the divers master chief petty officer leslie william billy sunday.
He was a navy diver robert de niro act s as him in the movie men of honor he was master chief petty officer did he ever. He is badly beaten and awaiting disciplinary actions. He eventually also earned the rank of master chief himself. My name is master chief billy sunday.
Can you tell me everything you know about leslie william billy sunday. In the 2000 film men of honor the character leslie william billy sunday portrayed by robert de niro is a u s. He is determined to overcome racism and become the first black american navy diver even proclaiming that he will become a master diver. Anyway in the film a badly beaten billy is being held by military police for going awol.
Although we don t know his name is leslie until much later most people just call him master chief billy sunday.