H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Military Leader

Born: 22 August 1934
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey
Best known as: U.S. General during the Persian Gulf War

Name at birth: Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf

A four-star general in the U.S. Army, H. Norman Schwarzkopf was Commander in Chief of the U.S. Central Command during the Persian Gulf War against Saddam Hussein (1990-91). He graduated from West Point in 1956 and spent most of his career in field assignments, including two tours of duty in Vietnam (1965-66 and 1969-70). Schwarzkopf served as deputy commander of U.S. forces in the invasion of Grenada (1983), and he gained international recognition as director of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the Gulf War, leading U.S. and Allied troops to a decisive victory against Iraq. Nicknamed "Stormin' Norman," Schwarzkopf achieved celebrity status for the way he handled himself during his frequent television press conferences.

Extra credit: His father, H. Norman Schwarzkopf, was an army officer who served in World War I and World War II, and the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police during the Lindbergh kidnapping case of the 1930s.

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