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James Vincent Forrestal (* 15. Februar 1892 in Matteawan, Dutchess County, New York; † 22. Mai 1949 in Bethesda, Maryland) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der letzte Marineminister im Kabinettsrang und der erste Verteidigungsminister der USA .
United States Navy. Rank. Lieutenant. Battles/wars. World War I. James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) was the last Cabinet -level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense. [1] Forrestal came from a very strict middle-class Irish Catholic family.
28. März 2014 · James Forrestal war der erste US-Verteidigungsminister. Kurz nach seinem erzwungenen Rücktritt vor 65 Jahren stürzte er aus dem Fenster eines Sanatoriums. Bis heute wird über seinen Tod...
18. Mai 2024 · James V. Forrestal (born February 15, 1892, Beacon, New York, U.S.—died May 22, 1949, Bethesda, Maryland) was the first U.S. secretary of defense (1947–49). Earlier, in the Navy Department, he directed the huge naval expansion and procurement programs of World War II.
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23. Mai 1999 · His name was James Vincent Forrestal. Forrestal was an American hero during America's most heroic era. Tough and combative, small but dashing, he combined the ascending genius of American...
James V. Forrestal. Harry Truman Administration. September 17, 1947 – March 28, 1949. Confronted immediately at its creation with complex global problems made more urgent by the Cold War, the...
Forrestal became the nation's first secretary of defense, serving President Harry S. Truman in that capacity from 1947 until he resigned in 1949. 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 window to hang himself and fell to his ...
