Norman Schwarzkopf

He was inducted in the 2007 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services to the military.

He was an actor, known for The American President (2000), Brats: Our Journey Home (2006) and The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm (2001). He was married to Brenda Holsinger.

Commander of Coalition forces in the Gulf War (1991)

Received his fourth star and became a full general in 1988.

Served as Army advisor/Deputy Commander for Operation Urgent Fury in 1983.

Was the commander of the battalion (1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment) depicted in the TV movie Friendly Fire (1979).

Schwarzkopf's father, Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, was portrayed by Peter Donat in The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) and by J.T. Walsh in Crime of the Century (1996).

On a second tour of duty in Vietnam in 1970, Lieutenant-Colonel Schwarzkopf, 37, was heading the Americal Division's 1st. Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198th Brigade, when a section of its company became trapped in a mine field. Schwarzkopf was the first to arrive at the scene in a helicopter and oversaw the immediate evacuation of the wounded. The factual events that unfold are depicted in the telefeature, Friendly Fire (1979), based on the book by C.D.B. Bryan. Schwarzkopf's pseudonymous character, Col. Byron Schindler, is portrayed by William Jordan.

His Brigade Commander during his second tour in Vietnam (1969-1970) was Col. Joe Clemons, who was portrayed--as Lt. Joe Clemons--by Gregory Peck in the Korean War film Pork Chop Hill (1959)).

Served 2 tours in Vietnam, 1965-1966 and 1969-1970.

Received a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1964 from the University of Southern California. Later attended the U.S. Army War College.

Is a 1956 graduate of the U S Military Academy at West Point, New York, and returned to teach there before each of his tours to Vietnam.

Norman Schwarzkopf was born on August 22, 1934 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA as Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

His father was Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who was the first Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and narrated the popular 1930s radio series "Gangbusters" that was broadcast over CBS on Wednesday evenings. Each episode opened with the sounds of marching feet, gunshots, sirens and screeching brakes, followed by a strident voice saying, "Calling the police! Calling the G-men! Calling all Americans to war on the underworld!" Such was the cultural impact of the series that it gave rise to the expression, "coming on like gangbusters," as in anything having unusual force with expeditious consequences. The programs were based on factual incidents and closed with various descriptions of wanted criminals; many of whom were apprehended due to avid listener participation.