Defoe Shipbuilding Company as a Presidential Yacht. It was called the "Barbara Anne" by President Eisenhower after his granddaughter, the "Honey Fitz" by President Kennedy in honor of his maternal grandfather John Francis Fitzgerald, and the "Tricia" by President Nixon after his daughter. In 1941, the name of the company was changed to Defoe Shipbuilding Company. During World War II, all production went to the war effort. From 1939 to 1945, the company built 154 ships, including four s, 13 destroyer escorts, 11 destroyer transports (converted destroyer escorts), patrol craft, and numerous landing craft of various types. The brand-new Defoe family yacht even
Ann Fitz to national programming, Fitz has appeared as a legal expert on local television and radio shows airing on WAGA-TV and AM 640 WGST in Atlanta. Her opinions have been cited in various print and online articles, locally, nationally, and internationally. Ann Fitz Ann Marie Fitz (born April 5, 1977) is an American criminal defense attorney who appears as a legal analyst on cable news programs. Ann Fitz, an only child, was born in Bay Village, Ohio, but moved to Marietta, Georgia in 1987 at the age of 10. She graduated from George Walton Comprehensive High School in 1995 and received