James Forrestal diaries, 1944-1949.

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James Forrestal diaries, 1944-1949.

The diaries of James Forrestal (Princeton Class of 1915) were written during the period--March 1944 through March 1949--when he served as secretary of the navy and first secretary of defense and refer to meetings and conversations with national leaders on war and post-war problems, the unification of the armed services, and numerous other topics.

4.50 cu. ft. (10 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6931205

Princeton University Library

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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...

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...