James V. Forrestal

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American politician United States Secretary of Defense United States Secretary of the Navy government official human

James V. Forrestal was an American government official who served as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense and played a key role in organizing the post–World War II military establishment.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician → United States Secretary of Defense → United States Secretary of the Navy → government official → human →
appointedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt → Harry S. Truman →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	fall from height →
commemoratedBy	James V. Forrestal Building (HUD headquarters) → USS Forrestal (CV-59) →
conflict	World War I →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1892-02-15 →
dateOfDeath	1949-05-22 →
educatedAt	Fordham University (attended, did not graduate) → Princeton University →
employer	Dillon, Read & Co. → United States federal government →
endTime	1947-09-17 (as U.S. Secretary of the Navy) → 1949-03-28 (as U.S. Secretary of Defense) →
familyName	Forrestal →
fullName	James Vincent Forrestal →
givenName	James →
mannerOfDeath	suicide →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	naval aviator (trainee/officer) →
notableAchievement	first United States Secretary of Defense → helped implement National Security Act of 1947 → oversaw unification of War and Navy Departments →
notableWork	organization of post–World War II U.S. military establishment →
numberOfChildren	2 →
occupation	civil servant → investment banker →
officeContested	none →
placeOfBirth	Beacon, New York → Matteawan, New York →
placeOfDeath	Bethesda, Maryland →
politicalAlignment	Democratic administrations of FDR and Truman →
positionHeld	Special Assistant to the President → Under Secretary of the Navy → United States Secretary of Defense → United States Secretary of the Navy →
religion	Roman Catholic →
residence	Beacon, New York → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Josephine Stovall →
startTime	1944-05-19 (as U.S. Secretary of the Navy) → 1947-09-17 (as U.S. Secretary of Defense) →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
SecDef → United States Secretary of Defense →	firstHolder
James V. Forrestal Building → USS Forrestal (CV-59) →	namedAfter
Navy Unit Commendation ("Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal") →	establishedBy
National Military Establishment →	firstOfficeholder
James V. Forrestal ("James Vincent Forrestal") →	fullName
James V. Forrestal Building ("James V. Forrestal, first U.S. Secretary of Defense") →	namedForOfficeholder
Forrestal →	notableBearer
Truman administration ("James Forrestal") →	notableCabinetMember