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Birth: | 15th February, 1892 |
Death: | 22nd May, 1949 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Politician |
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James Vincent Forrestal was born in Beacon, New York, USA. He was an American politician. He was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1944-1947 and the first United States Secretary of Defense from 1947-1949. He studied at Dartmouth College and Princeton University. He served as an editor for The Daily Princetonian. In 1954, the world's first supercarrier was named USS Forrestal in his honor, as is the James V. Forrestal Building, which houses the headquarters of the United States Department of Energy.
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