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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.
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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...
USS Zumwalt infographic honors a U.S. legend, Admiral Elmo "Bud" Zumwalt, providing a brief history of his naval career, facts about USS Zumwalt, and information about his decorated service.
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.
Oct 10, 2016 · Each Sailor is required to watch a video to help them better understand who Elmo Zumwalt was and what he accomplished. DDG-1000 will be commissioned as USS Zumwalt, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 at a 5 p.m. ceremony in Baltimore, Md. If you can't be there, watch the ceremony live online at www.navy.mil.
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...
Jan 3, 2000 · Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., who as chief of naval operations in the early 1970's ordered the Navy to end racial discrimination and demeaning restrictions on sailors, then faced a haunting...
Apr 10, 2014 · Elmo "Bud" Zumwalt Jr., the Navy's youngest Chief of Naval Operations and one of the most influential Sailors of the 20th Century, radically changed the face of the Navy as both...
The First Prize winner in the CNO Naval History Essay Contest draws valuable insights from the paradigm-shifting tenure of a revolutionary Chief of Naval Operations: Elmo Zumwalt.
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...
