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James Forrestal
Secretary of Defense · 1944–1947
James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense. United States Navy officer and civil servant, Undersecretary of the Navy (1892-1949)
Positions
- Secretary of the Navy1944-05-19–1947-09-17
- Secretary of Defense1947-09-17–1949-03-28
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