Monday, March 28, 2016

Stormin' Norman's connection to old radio shows

General Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., became famous as the commander of the forces in the invasion of Iraq. What you might not know, however, is that his father, Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, was a narrator of the Gang Busters radio show.

The elder Schwarzkopf was quite famous in his own right, having been the first Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. In that role, he was directly involved in the investigation of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's child, which went on to become arguably the most famous criminal trial in United States history. He eventually rose to the rank of Major General. His wife was distantly related to President Thomas Jefferson.

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