He was a naval aviator in World War I and afterwards began a career as an investment banker.
He was a naval aviator in World War I and afterwards began a career as an investment banker. In June, 1940, he was appointed as an administrative assistant to President Roosevelt, and two months later became Under Secretary of the Navy. Four years later he succeeded Frank Knox to become Secretary of the Navy. FTP, identify this Cabinet official, who, with the reorganization of the War and Navy departments, became the first Secretary of Defense in 1947 and, after a long illness, committed suicide two years later.
He was a naval aviator in World War I and afterwards began a career as an investment banker.
James {Forrestal}