What is James Forrestal?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = James Forrestal |image = James Forrestal - SecOfDef.jpg |office = 1st [[United States Secretary of Defense]] |president = [[Harry S. Truman]] |term_start = September 17, 1947 |term_end = March 28, 1949 |predecessor = Position established |successor = [[Louis A. Johnson]] |office1 = 48th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] |president1 = {{plainlist| *[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] *[[Harry S. Truman]]}} |term_start1 = May 19, 1944 |term_end1 = September 17, 1947 |predecessor1 = [[Frank Knox]] |successor1 = [[John L. Sullivan (United States Navy)|John Sullivan]] |office2 = [[United States Under Secretary of the Navy]] |president2 = [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] |term_start2 = August 22, 1940 |term_end2 = May 16, 1944 |predecessor2 = Position established |successor2 = [[Ralph Austin Bard]] |birth_name = James Vincent Forrestal |birth_date = {{birth date|1892|2|15}} |birth_place = [[Beacon, New York|Matteawan, New York]], U.S. {{small|(now Beacon)}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1949|5|22|1892|2|15}} |death_place = [[Bethesda, Maryland]], U.S. |restingplace = [[Arlington National Cemetery]] |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Josephine Ogden Stovall |children = 2, including [[Michael Forrestal|Michael]] |education = {{plainlist| *[[Dartmouth College]] *[[Princeton University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}}} |signature = James Forrestal Signature.svg |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{flag|United States Navy}} |rank = [[File:US-O3_insignia.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant (U.S. Navy)|Lieutenant]] |battles = [[World War I]] }} '''James Vincent Forrestal''' (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) was a [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] and the first [[United States]] [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]. {{USSecDef}} {{USSecNavy}} {{Truman cabinet}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Forrestal, James}} [[Category:U