Sherman, Forrest Percival, ADM

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Admiral

Last Primary NEC
130X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Aeronautical - No Longer Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1942-1942, USS Wasp (CV-7)

Service Years
1914 - 1951

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Cold War

Domain of the Emperor Penguin

Iwo Jima

Order of the Antarctic Circle

Order of the Rock

Order of the Spanish Main

Order of the Magellan

Order of the Golden Shellback

Panama Canal

Society of the South Pole

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Personal Details

Home State

New Hampshire

Year of Birth
1896

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Contact Info

Home Town Merrimack
Date of Passing Jul 22, 1951
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Sect.30, plot633

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Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1951, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Forrest Percival Sherman was an admiral in the United States Navy and the youngest person to serve as Chief of Naval Operations until Admiral Elmo Zumwalt in 1970.

Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, CNO of the United States Navy, died unexpectedly on 22 July 1951 in Naples, Italy, at the age of 54. Adm. Sherman had been touring the NATO defense area and visiting Admiral Robert B. Carney, Commander NATO Forces in southern Europe, as his last stop before returning to the United States. Admiral Sherman suffered a heart attack early in the morning and a second fatal heart attack just after noon.

Other Comments:

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Forrest Sherman for Admiral Forrest Sherman.

USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) was the lead ship of her class and served from 1955 to 1982.
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer commissioned on 28 January 2006.

1927-1928, USS Lexington (CV-2)

From Month/Year - / 1927	To Month/Year - / 1928
Unit USS Lexington (CV-2) Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Lexington (CV-2) Details
	Hull number CV-2
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Lexington-class	Strength Aircraft Carrier
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Feb 16, 2016

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8 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Lexington (CV-2)

Berrien, Frank, RADM, (1900-1941)			Captain
Ellyson, Theodore Gordon, CDR, (1905-1928)			Commander
Gaines, Oliver Wallace, CAPT, (1917-1950)	OFF	00X	Lieutenant
McKenna, Francis Joseph, RADM, (1920-1950)	OFF		Lieutenant
Pride, Alfred Melville, ADM, (1917-1959)	OFF		Lieutenant
Sprague, Clifton Albert F, VADM, (1917-1951)	OFF		Lieutenant
Grenfell, Elton Watters, VADM, (1926-1964)			Ensign
Lee, Fitzhugh Burton, VADM, (1926-1967)	OFF		Ensign