James Forrestal
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 75 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 15,1892 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Beacon |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | May 22,1949 |
| Died | Bethesda |
| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Josephine Ogden |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Books | The Forrestal diaries |
| Children | Michael Forrestal |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
| Previous position | United States Secretary of Defense (1947–1949) |
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| ID | 689167 |
James Forrestal Life story
James 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.
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