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Elmo Russell " Bud " Zumwalt Jr. (November 29, 1920 – January 2, 2000) was a United States Navy officer and the youngest person to serve as Chief of Naval Operations. As an admiral and later the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, Zumwalt played a major role in United States military history, especially during the Vietnam War.
Oct 7, 2016 · Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr. was born in San Francisco, California. He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1939, graduating in 1942, a year early, due to World War II. His early sea...
As the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Zumwalt embraced innovation—strategically, technologically, and with his personnel programs—to modernize the U.S. Navy.
Full Name: Elmo Russell Zumwalt,Jr. Date of Birth: 29 November 1920. Date of Death: 2 January 2000. Prominent Assignments: Nominated on 14 April 1970 by President Nixon to serve as Chief of...
Oct 6, 2016 · Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., a U.S. Navy admiral, whose naval career extended from World War II to the Vietnam War, was the youngest admiral to serve as Chief of Naval Operations. As a young man, one of his greatest desires was to become a doctor as both his parents were.
Jan 2, 2015 · On January 2, 2000, Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, died at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. On this date 15 years ago, we lost a great man whose legacy and spirit still serve as the backbone of today's Navy. Adm. Zumwalt was born in San Francisco, Calif. on Nov. 29, 1920 and raised in nearby Tulare ...
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Jan 2, 2000 · Zumwalt, commander of Navy forces during the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1970, believed he inadvertently caused the death of his own son, Elmo Zumwalt III, from cancer by ordering the spraying of...
