James Forrestal
United States Navy officer and civil servant, Undersecretary of the Navy (1892-1949) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 57
James Vincent Forrestal was the last cabinet-level United States secretary of the Navy and the first United States secretary of defense.
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Forrestal takes the oath of office as Secretary of the Navy from Rear Admiral Thomas L. Gatch, judge advocate general of the Navy on May 19, 1944. Ernest King, Chief of Naval Operations, stands to the right.
Forrestal arrives at the White House for a Cabinet meeting, c. 1945
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal pins Admiral Jonas H. Ingram with a Gold Star in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal on May 21, 1946.
Forrestal with Admirals King and Nimitz in Washington, D.C., November 1945
Forrestal is sworn in as the first Secretary of Defense, September 17, 1947.
Forrestal lived at Prospect House in Washington, D.C.
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Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1949 · aged 57
