T
owards the end of his long Army career, Schwarzkopf led coalition forces during the Gulf War while serving as commander-in-chief of US Central Command.
Timeline
Birth- 22 Aug 1934
Trenton, New Jersey
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 56 - 21 years
Commands held
1st Battalion, 6th Infantry; 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division; 24th Mechanized Infantry Division; I Corps; U.S. Central Command
Rank
General
Conflict Period
Other Service
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1 Jan 1991
Service Start Date
1 Jan 1956
Served For
United States of America
1955 - 1975Vietnam War
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Conflict Period
Vietnam War
Branch
Army
Command held
1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 1 Jan 1968-Age: 33 years
Brenda Holsinger
1990 - 1991Persian Gulf War
Rank
General
Postition
Commander-in-Chief of United States Central Command
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Persian Gulf War
Served For
United States of America
Education: Place
West Point, New York
Education: To
1 Jan 1956
Education: Institution
U.S. Military Academy
Education: From
1 Jan 1952
Physical Description: Height
6 feet 3 inches
Occupation
4-Star General
Education: From
1 Jan 1962
Education: Institution
University of Southern California
Education: Place
Los Angeles, CA
Education: To
1 Jan 1964
Second tour in Vietnam
First tour in Vietnam
Gender
Male
Employment: Start Date
1 Jan 1988
Employment: Employer
U.S. Central Command
Employment: Place
MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida
Employment: Position
Commander
Desert Storm CENTCOM headquarters
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Employment: Employer
U.S. Army
Employment: Start Date
1 Jan 1956
Employment: End Date
1 Jan 1991
Vietnam War
Vietnam
Gulf War
Retirement
1 Jan 1991
Death- 27 Dec 2012-Age: 78 years
Tampa, Florida
Complications of pneumonia
Burial- 28 Feb 2013
West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York
Other Facts
Also known as
Norman Schwarzkopf
Full Name
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Also known as
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Mother
Ruth Alice Bowman
Father
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Sr.
Also known as
"Stormin' Norman"
Also known as
Norm Schwarzkopf
