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Forrestal, James V. (1892-1949)
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Former Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal was buried in Arlington cemetery on Wednesday May 25, after having committed suicide on the previous Sunday. |
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 25 May 2015
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1949 Jun 2 p. 5
Birth date: 1892 Feb 15
text of obituary:
FORMER OFFICIAL COMMITTED SUICIDE
Former Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal was buried in Arlington cemetery on Wednesday May 25, after having committed suicide on the previous Sunday.
The 57-year-old Forrestal died in the early hours of May 22 in a leap from the tower at Bethesda naval hospital, where he had been under treatment for a mental illness.
The former secretary’s end was doubly tragic since it was discovered he had spent his last hours reading ancient Greek literature which spoke only of hopelessness and despair.
