James Forrestal
James Forrestal ... James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United ...
James V. Forrestal - OSD Historical Office - Department of Defense
James Forrestal became the first secretary of defense on 17 September 1947 his swearing-in took place, at President Truman's order, several days earlier than ...
James V. Forrestal | Cold War, Navy, Politics - Britannica
James V. Forrestal was the first U.S. secretary of defense (1947–49). Earlier, in the Navy Department, he directed the huge naval expansion and procurement ...
James V. Forrestal - Naval History and Heritage Command
When Secretary Knox died of a heart attack, Forrestal succeeded him on 19 May 1944. He guided the Navy through the last year of the war and into ...
James V. Forrestal (1944–1945) - Miller Center
Shortly after his resignation, Forrestal was hospitalized because of severe depression. On May 22, 1949, he committed suicide when he allegedly climbed out of a ...
James Forrestal - OSD Historical Office
Cover Photo: James Forrestal sworn in as the first Secretary of Defense by Chief. Justice Fred Vinson on September 17, 1947. Top ranking civilian and ...
James V. Forrestal Papers, 1907-1958 (mostly 1940-1949)
James V. Forrestal Papers, 1907-1958 (mostly 1940-1949) MC051 ONLINE ACCESS Some materials in this collection are available online.
DEATH OF JAMES FORRESTAL | Harry S. Truman
To the People of the United States: It has become my sad duty to announce officially the death of James Forrestal, formerly Secretary of Defense in the ...
Forrestal (CVA-59) - Naval History and Heritage Command
James John H. Whitney. 20 Dec 1957-20 Feb 1958: Forrestal's crew and shipyard workers accomplished repairs and upkeep at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. 28 Mar- ...
The Fall Of James Forrestal - The Washington Post
According to the coroner's report, Forrestal likely then jumped out the window and hung for some seconds suspended. The report also notes scuff ...
James Forrestal - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) was a United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense.
Proclamation 2840—Death of James Forrestal
James Forrestal, formerly Secretary of Defense in the Government of the United States, who died at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, at 2 am on the 22 ...
James Forrestal. Self: The Secret Land. James Forrestal was born on 15 February 1892 in Mattewan, New York, USA [now Beacon, New York, USA].
James Forrestal Industry Leadership Award | NDIA
The James Forrestal Industry Leadership Award is named in honor Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal. The award serves to honor ...
View from the window where former Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal took his own life when he leaped from the 16th floor of the Bethesda Naval...
James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense, is shown seated at his desk ...
James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense, is shown seated at his desk surrounded by staff including Ralph N. Stohl (center, next to Forrestal), Director of ...
- NARA - 199141 King had the brains, all right, but I hated his guts.
Historical Documents - Office of the Historian
The Joint Chiefs of Staff paper seems to me soundly conceived and, if you agree, I think we should push it vigorously at the White House.… James Forrestal 1.
Letter from James Forrestal · The Maxime Faget Collection
Letter from James Forrestal ... This is a letter from the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal written to Max Faget when Faget separated from active service in ...
FBI Records: The Vault — James Forrestal
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James Forrestal
Former United States Secretary of DefenseJames Vincent Forrestal was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense. Forrestal came from a very strict middle-class Irish Catholic family.
James V. Forrestal Building
The James V. Forrestal Building is a low-rise Brutalist office building in Washington, D.C. Originally known as Federal Office Building 5, and nicknamed the Little Pentagon, the Forrestal Building was constructed between 1965 and 1969 to accommodate United States armed forces personnel.