 Cover
of Time Magazine October 29, 1945
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"Entered Dartmouth
College as a freshman in 1911. The
following year he transferred to
Princeton University, which he left in
1915 a few credits short of his degree,
apparently because of academic and
financial difficulties. SecDef
Histories - James Forrestal
William A. Read and
Company of New York (later Dillon, Read
and Company),
Government service:
June 1940 as a
special assistant to President
Roosevelt.
August 1940 under
secretary of the Navy, handle
contracts, tax and legal affairs,
and liaison with several other
government agencies,
May 19, 1944
Secretary of the Navy
1945 First United
States Secretary of Defense
SecDef
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