Forrest Sherman

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Forrest Sherman" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Forrest Sherman
Birth name	Forrest Percival Sherman
Born	(1896-10-30)October 30, 1896 Merrimack, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	July 22, 1951(1951-07-22) (aged 54) Naples, Italy
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1917–1951
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Chief of Naval Operations United States Sixth Fleet USS Wasp Fighter Squadron VF-1B Scouting Squadron VS-2B USS Barry
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Navy Cross Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Purple Heart

Forrest Percival Sherman (October 30, 1896 – July 22, 1951) 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. The Forrest Sherman-class destroyer and the airfield at Naval Air Station Pensacola (Forrest Sherman Field) were named for him.