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James Forrestal

James Vincent Forrestal

United States Navy officer and civil servant, Undersecretary of the Navy (1892-1949).

Statements about James Forrestal

Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Beacon

Place of Death

Bethesda

Country of Citizenship

United States

Date of Birth

2/15/1892
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1892

Date of Death

5/22/1949
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1949

Occupation

Military Officer
Banker
Investment Banker
Politician
Diarist
Minister

Member of Political Party

Democratic Party

Educated At

Dartmouth College
Princeton University

Instance Of

Human

Image

Given Name

James

Manner of Death

Suicide

Place of Burial

Arlington National Cemetery

Commons Gallery

James Forrestal

Child

Michael Forrestal

Position Held

United States Secretary of Defense
(9/17/1947 - 3/28/1949)
Replaced By
:
Louis A. Johnson
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 9/17/1947
End Time
: 3/28/1949
United States Secretary of the Navy
(5/19/1944 - 9/17/1947)
Replaced By
:
John L. Sullivan
Series Ordinal
:48
Replaces
:
Frank Knox
Start Time
: 5/19/1944
End Time
: 9/17/1947
Under Secretary of the Navy
(8/22/1940 - 5/16/1944)
Replaced By
:
Ralph Austin Bard
Start Time
: 8/22/1940
End Time
: 5/16/1944

Family Name

Forrestal

Cause of Death

Hanging to Death

Present in Work

Hiroshima

Depicted By

James Vincent Forrestal
James Vincent Forrestal

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Award Received

Distinguished Service Medal
Medal for Merit

Field of Work

Navy
Civil Protection

Image of Grave

Medical Condition

Depression
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