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Forrest Percival Sherman (1896 - 1951)

Adm Forrest Percival Sherman
Born in Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Died at age 54 in Naples, Città Metropolitana di Napoli, Campania, Italymap
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Biography

Forest Percival Sherman Admiral US Navy Fought Franco. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] The suffix Admiral US Navy Fought Franco is non-traditional and may be too long for the WikiTree suffix.

Born 30 OCT 1896. Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

Died 22 JUL 1951. Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy. [29][30][31][32][33]

Residence Marital Status: Single. 1920 At Sea, At Sea, Military and Naval Forces, USA. [34] 1928 Long Beach, California, USA. [35] 1935 Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. [36] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head. 01 APR 1940. Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. [37] 1932 San Diego, California, USA. [38] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son. 1910 Melrose Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [39] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son. 1900 Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA. [40]

Event: Departure Paris, France. [41] Arrival 10 OCT 1949. New York, New York. [42] Departure London, England. [43] Arrival 29 OCT 1934. New York, New York. [44]

Buried 27 JUL 1951. Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. [45][46][47][48]

File @M42497@.

Marriage Husband Frank James Sherman. Wife Grace Gibbs Allen. Child: Frank James Sherman. Child: Mary Grace Sherman. Child: Edward Allen Sherman. Child: Paul Dwight Sherman. Child: Ernest Lincoln Sherman. Child: Forest Percival Sherman. Child: Kenneth Leland Sherman. Marriage 07 APR 1894. South Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. [49][50]

Forrest was born in 1896. He passed away in 1951.

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S14 Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: T627_561; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-251 File @M66065@
  2. ↑ Source: #S22 Year: 1920; Census Place: At Sea, At Sea, Military and Naval Forces; Roll: T625_2040; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: USS Utah; Image: 935 File @M66066@
  3. ↑ Source: #S371
  4. ↑ Source: #S35 Year: 1934; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 5568; Line: 7; Page Number: 155 File @M66067@
  5. ↑ Source: #S1227
  6. ↑ Source: #S253
  7. ↑ Source: #S115 File @M66068@
  8. ↑ Source: #S114
  9. ↑ Source: #S19 File @M66069@
  10. ↑ Source: #S1
  11. ↑ Source: #S19 File @M66070@
  12. ↑ Source: #S35 Year: 1949; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 7745; Line: 9; Page Number: 92 File @M66071@
  13. ↑ Source: #S21 Year: 1900; Census Place: Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 651; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0558; FHL microfilm: 1240651 File @M66072@
  14. ↑ Source: #S17 Year: 1910; Census Place: Melrose Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_602; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0939; FHL microfilm: 1374615 File @M66054@
  15. ↑ Source: #S1
  16. ↑ Source: #S14 Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: T627_561; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-251 File @M66065@
  17. ↑ Source: #S22 Year: 1920; Census Place: At Sea, At Sea, Military and Naval Forces; Roll: T625_2040; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: USS Utah; Image: 935 File @M66066@
  18. ↑ Source: #S371
  19. ↑ Source: #S35 Year: 1934; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 5568; Line: 7; Page Number: 155 File @M66067@
  20. ↑ Source: #S1227
  21. ↑ Source: #S253
  22. ↑ Source: #S115 File @M66068@
  23. ↑ Source: #S114
  24. ↑ Source: #S1
  25. ↑ Source: #S35 Year: 1949; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 7745; Line: 9; Page Number: 92 File @M66071@
  26. ↑ Source: #S21 Year: 1900; Census Place: Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 651; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0558; FHL microfilm: 1240651 File @M66072@
  27. ↑ Source: #S17 Year: 1910; Census Place: Melrose Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_602; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0939; FHL microfilm: 1374615 File @M66054@
  28. ↑ Source: #S1
  29. ↑ Source: #S371
  30. ↑ Source: #S1227
  31. ↑ Source: #S253
  32. ↑ Source: #S1
  33. ↑ Source: #S1
  34. ↑ Source: #S22 Year: 1920; Census Place: At Sea, At Sea, Military and Naval Forces; Roll: T625_2040; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: USS Utah; Image: 935 File @M66066@
  35. ↑ Source: #S19 File @M66070@
  36. ↑ Source: #S14 Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: T627_561; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-251 File @M66065@
  37. ↑ Source: #S14 Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: T627_561; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-251 File @M66065@
  38. ↑ Source: #S19 File @M66069@
  39. ↑ Source: #S17 Year: 1910; Census Place: Melrose Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_602; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0939; FHL microfilm: 1374615 File @M66054@
  40. ↑ Source: #S21 Year: 1900; Census Place: Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 651; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0558; FHL microfilm: 1240651 File @M66072@
  41. ↑ Source: #S35 Year: 1949; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 7745; Line: 9; Page Number: 92 File @M66071@
  42. ↑ Source: #S35 Year: 1949; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 7745; Line: 9; Page Number: 92 File @M66071@
  43. ↑ Source: #S35 Year: 1934; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 5568; Line: 7; Page Number: 155 File @M66067@
  44. ↑ Source: #S35 Year: 1934; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 5568; Line: 7; Page Number: 155 File @M66067@
  45. ↑ Source: #S371
  46. ↑ Source: #S253
  47. ↑ Source: #S1
  48. ↑ Source: #S1
  49. ↑ Source: #S21 Year: 1900; Census Place: Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 651; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0558; FHL microfilm: 1240651 File @M66072@
  50. ↑ Source: #S21 Year: 1900; Census Place: Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 651; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0558; FHL microfilm: 1240651 File @M66072@
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United States Navy Admiral. He was Chief of Naval Operations from November 2,1949 until his death on July 22,1951. He graduated the United States Naval Academy in 1917 with the class of 1918 and served in the European waters during World War I. He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1922. From May until September 1942 he was the Captain of the aircraft carrier Wasp. The Wasp saw action in Guaddalcanal Campaign and was sunk in September 1942. He was Chief of Staff to the Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet from 1942 until 1943. From November 1943 until the end of World War II he was Deputy Chief of Staff to the Pacific Fleet commander, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. He was Deputy Chief of Naval Operations from 1945 until January 1948 when he took command of the Navy's operating forces in the Mediterranean Sea. He became Chief of Naval Operations in 1949 after Admiral Louis Denfeld was relieved as CNO by President Truman. Admiral Sherman died of a heart attack while on a tour of Italy.

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