General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. 121st NCB Receive Presidential Unit Citation ; Interview between Secretary of Navy James V. Forrestal and Vice-Admiral J. H. Towers ; Construction scenes ; Out takes from quot;Figh
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Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
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James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) 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. He was a successful financier on Wall Street before becoming Undersecretary of the Navy in 1940, shortly before the United States entered the Second World War. He became Secretary of the Navy in May 1944 upon the death of his superior, Frank Knox. Preside...
Towers, John H. (John Henry), 1885-1955
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Naval officer and pioneer aviator. From the description of John H. Towers papers, 1830-1989 (bulk 1906-1955). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983461 Biographical Note 1885, Jan. 30 Born, Rome, Ga. 1906 Graduated United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. ...
