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Herbert
Norman
Schwarzkopf
1895-08-28

–

1958-11-25

Born:

Newark

, 

New Jersey

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

H. Norman Schwarzkopf graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of April 1917. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General. He was the first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and is best known for his involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. He was the father of General Norman SchwarzkopfJr., the commander of all Coalition forces for Operation Desert Shield/Storm.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Action Date:

    1942
    War Department, General Orders No. 119 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf (ASN: 0-190484), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Chief of the Military Mission to Iran in 1942.