james vincent forrestal was the first secretary of defense for the united states.
james vincent forrestal was the first secretary of defense for the united states.
first secretary of defense for the united states?
james vincent forrestal
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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.









































he was nominated to be undersecretary of the navy by president franklin d. roosevelt in 1940 where he led the national effort for industrial mobilisation for the war effort during world war ii. he was named secretary of the navy in may 1944, and the first secretary of the newly created defense department in 1947 by roosevelt's successor harry s. truman.
james forrestal
section::::list of secretaries.









































bullet::::- chinor emomov (1924–1927); acting secretary.









































bullet::::- mumin khojaev (1927–1928); acting secretary.









































bullet::::- ali shervoni (1928–1929); acting secretary.









































bullet::::- shirinsho shotemur (1929–1930); acting secretary.









































bullet::::- mirzo dovud guseinov (1930–1933); first secretary.









































bullet::::- grigory broydo (1933–1934); first secretary.









































bullet::::- suren shadunts (1934–1936); first secretary.









































bullet::::- urunboi ushturov (1936–1937); first secretary.









































bullet::::- dmitri protopopov (1937–1946); first secretary.









































bullet::::- bobojon ghafurov (1946–1956); first secretary.









































bullet::::- tursun uljabaev (1956–1961); first secretary.









































bullet::::- jabbor rasulov (1961–1982); first secretary.









































bullet::::- rahmon nabiyev (1982–1985); first secretary. president of tajikistan (1991–1992).
first secretary of the communist party of tajikistan