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James Vincent Forrestal

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
James Vincent Forrestal , 1892-1949, U.S. secretary of the navy (1944-47) and secretary of defense (1947-49), b. Beacon, N.Y. He was a naval aviator in World War I and later began (1923) a career as an investment banker. He was appointed administrative assistant to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (June, 1940), under secretary of the navy (Aug., 1940), and secretary of the navy (1944) as successor to Frank Knox. With the reorganization of the War and the Navy departments, he became the first secretary of defense (see Defense, United States Department of ). Illness forced his resignation,... Read more
James Vincent Forrestal
James Vincent Forrestal James Vincent Forrestal (1892-1949) was the first...unification of the armed forces. James Forrestal was born on Feb. 15, 1892...1951). Arnold A. Rogow, James Forrestal: A Study of Personality... Read more
Forrestal, James Vincent
Forrestal, James Vincent (1892–1949) U.S. public official...Franklin D. Roosevelt , who appointed Forrestal to a number of government positions...diligent work to merge the services, Forrestal was especially criticized for failing... Read more

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