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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.[1]

Cause of Death: Defenestration. Died by either jumping or being pushed out of the 16th floor window, National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Maryland, May 22, 1949.

ref.: 1. "James V. Forrestal – Harry S. Truman Administration". Office of the Secretary of Defense – Historical Office. 2. "James V. Forrestal Papers (MC051): Willcutts Report on Forrestal's Death". findingaids.princeton.edu. /ref Raymond Murray (Wikiwicker)