James Forrestal
James Forrestal was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense.
Forrestal was a supporter of naval battle groups centered on aircraft carriers. In 1954, the world’s first super carrier 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.
- Date of birth:
- 15th February, 1892
- Date of death:
- 22nd May, 1949