U.S. Secretary of War. Henry L. Stimson is the U.S. Secretary of War appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

U.S. Secretary of War. Henry L. Stimson is the U.S. Secretary of War appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Stimson has served his country in high public office in a brilliant carrer that spans almost a half century. Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931 brought from Stimson a warning that world war would result unless the Japanese were checked. Under his administration the U.S. Army has expanded from 200,000 in 1939 to 8,500,000 in 1944.