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  1. List of Assistant Secretaries of War. This list only includes those persons who served as the Assistant Secretary, or First Assistant Secretary. At various times, there were also "second" or "third" assistant secretaries, ranking below the Assistant Secretary.

  2. History: Two Assistant Secretaries authorized by Military Appropriations Act (55 Stat. 389), June 30, 1941. One Assistant Secretary designated Assistant Secretary of War (Air), 1941, and redesignated Assistant Secretary of War for Air by Circular 247, War Department, July 28, 1942.

  3. United States Secretary of War. The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president 's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington 's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation between 1781 and 1789.

    No.
    Secretary Of War
    Took Office
    Left Office
    1
    September 12, 1789
    December 31, 1794
    2
    January 2, 1795
    December 10, 1795
    3
    January 27, 1796
    June 1, 1800
    4
    June 1, 1800
    January 31, 1801
  4. The list of Assistant Secretaries of Defense includes: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs

  5. In December 1940 Lovett accepted appointment as special assistant to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and four months later became assistant secretary of war for air. He served...

  6. In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him assistant secretary of war under Henry L. Stimson. After a few months, Patterson assumed the position of Undersecretary of War and was responsible for helping to mobilize military supplies for World War II. He worked closely with Undersecretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

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  8. On 18 November 1929, for example, Assistant Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley became Acting Secretary upon the death of incumbent Secretary Good. Nominated to succeed Mr. Good, Hurley...

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