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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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