1990-91 Gulf War conference General Norman Schwarzkopf allotment 2

Schwarzkopf was born Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr,in Trenton,New Jersey to Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf,then the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police.The family resided in Lawrenceville,New Jersey.In January1952 his birth certificate was amended to make his name"H. Norman Schwarzkopf".His connection with the Persian Gulf region began very early on.In 1946,when he was 12,he and the rest of his family joined their father,stationed in Tehran,Iran,where his father would go on to be instrumental in Operation Ajax.He attended the Community High School in Tehran,later the International School of Geneva,and attended and graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy.He is also a member of Mensa.After attending Valley Forge Military Academy,Schwarzkopf,an army brat,attended the United States Military Academy,where he graduated 43rd in his class in 1956with a Bachelor of Science Degree.He also attended the University of Southern California,where he received a Master's degree in mechanical engineering in 1964.His special field of study was guided missile engineering, a program that USC developed with the Army, which incorporated equally both aeronautical and mechanical engineering.Upon graduating from West Point he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant.He received advanced infantry and airborne training at Fort Benning,Georgia after graduating from West Point.He was a platoon leader and served as executive officer of the 2nd Airborne Battle Group, 187th Airborne Infantry ...

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