Elmo R. Zumwalt letter to Mary Ingersoll-Curtis, 1992 Apr 1

File — Box: 4, Folder: 8

Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 029

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Scope and Contents

Letter to Mary Ingersoll-Curtis in Greely, Colo., 1 April 1992, regarding U.S. military capability to invade North Vietnam during the Vietnam War and the possible entrance of China into the conflict as a result. He disputes the latter and felt civilian management of the conflict led to more casualties than the Persian Gulf War where the military exerted control.

Dates

Creation: 1992 Apr 1

Creator

Zumwalt, Elmo R., 1920-2000 (Person)

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Biographical Note

Zumwalt, Admiral and CNO, 1970-1974, was a 1944 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a 1953 graduate of the Naval War College. As CNO, he was responsible for instituting social reforms in the navy.