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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.
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 · Mai 1949 stürzte James V. Forrestal aus dem 16. Stock des National Naval Medical Centers in Bethesda, Maryland. Drei Wochen zuvor war er wegen eines Nervenzusammenbruchs...
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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Learn about the life and career of James Forrestal, the first secretary of defense in the new national security system created by the National Security Act of 1947. Explore his role in shaping the NME, coordinating defense and foreign policy, and facing the challenges of the Cold War.
Das Typschiff der Klasse war die USS Forrestal, benannt nach James V. Forrestal, einem Marineminister unter Roosevelt und Truman. Die Schiffe wurden in den 1950er Jahren in Dienst gestellt und nahmen am Vietnamkrieg sowie, nachdem sie zu Beginn der 1980er Jahre modernisiert worden waren, am Zweiten Golfkrieg teil.
As Secretary of the Navy, 1944-1947, and first Secretary of Defense, 1947-1949, he had significant access to the President and was part of a State Department team with crucial responsibilities for running the war effort, ensuring a successful outcome for the Allies and, moreover, with a key role in considering and shaping the peace, reconstructi...
