Fred Korth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fred Korth

American Secretary of the Navy

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1909

Place of Birth: Yorktown, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 14-Sep-1998

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Frederick Herman Korth (September 9, 1909 – September 14, 1998) served as the 56th U.S.
Secretary of the Navy during 1962-63; he was also an Assistant Secretary of the Army in 1952-53. Appointed as Navy Secretary by President John F.
Kennedy on January 4, 1962, Korth resigned October 14, 1963 effective November 1, 1963.
Various sources cite different reasons for Secretary Korth's departure.