Fred Korth

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Fred Korth
57th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office January 4, 1962 – November 1, 1963
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	John Connally
Succeeded by	Paul B. Fay (Acting)
Personal details
Born	Frederick Herman Korth (1909-09-09)September 9, 1909 Yorktown, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 14, 1998(1998-09-14) (aged 89) El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Vera Sansom Connell ​ ​ (m. 1934; div. 1964)​ Charlotte Marguerite Brooks ​ ​ (m. 1980)​
Education	University of Texas, Austin (BA) George Washington University (LLB)

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.^[1]