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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 .
Jan 2, 2000 · Retired Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., who modernized the Navy and commanded U.S. forces in Vietnam, died in 2000. He was known for his reforms, his books and his son's death from Agent Orange exposure.
Jan 3, 2000 · Jan. 3, 2000 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Retired Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., who modernized the American Navy through scores of infamous “Z-Gram” directives as its top uniformed commander in ...
Jan 3, 2000 · Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr. was born in San Francisco on Nov. 29, 1920, the son of doctors, and was reared in Tulare (Tulare County), where he was given the nickname Bud. He would carry it throughout ...
Aug 14, 1988 · Zumwalt had two children -- Maya, 13, and Elmo Russell Zumwalt IV, 11, who was born with a sensory disorder that made concentration difficult. The boy became Zumwalt's main focal point as he tried ...
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Elmo Zumwalt graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1943. From July 1, 1970 to June 29, 1974, he served as the Navy's 19th Chief...
Washington Post January 3, 2000 Pg. 1. Navy Reformer Elmo Zumwalt Dies. By J.Y. Smith, Special to The Washington Post. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., 79, a retired admiral who commanded American naval river patrols in the Vietnam War and later became the Navy's top officer and a champion of equality for women and minorities, died yesterday at Duke ...
