who is elmo zumwalt
Elmo Russell Bud Zumwalt, Jr. (November 29, 1920 â January 2, 2000) was an American naval officer and the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations.umwalt was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Elmo Russell Zumwalt, M.D., and his wife, Frances (Frank) Zumwalt, M.D., both country doctors. Frances was raised Jewish, the daughter of Julius and Sarah Frank of Burlington, Vermont.