What is Ronald J. Kurth?
[[File:RADM Ronald J. Kurth.jpg|right|200px]] '''Ronald James Kurth''' (July 1, 1931 &ndash; April 10, 2020) was a [[Rear Admiral (United States)|rear admiral]] of the [[United States Navy]]. His career included service in the [[Cold War]] and [[Vietnam War]]. He was a [[naval aviator]] and [[Russia]]n area studies scholar fluent in the [[Russian language]]. He was [[Chief of Naval Operations]] from 1981 to 1983 and was [[President of the Naval War College|President]] of the [[Naval War College]] from 1987 to 1990. Kurth was born in [[Madison, Wisconsin]]. He died on April 10, 2020 at the age of 88.<ref>[https://usnwc.edu/News-and-Events/News/Rear-Adm-Ronald-J-Kurth-45th-President-Naval-War-College-Passes-Away Rear Adm. Ronald J. Kurth, 45th President, Naval War College, Passes Away]{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101130204150/http://usnwc.edu/NWCSite/images/about/NWCPastPresidents.aspx Portrait of Ronald J. Kurth] *[http://navalwarcollegemuseum.blogspot.com/2011/08/artifact-spotlight-bust-of-rear-admiral.html Photo of Naval War College Museum bust of Rear Admiral Ronald J. Kurth] {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurth, Ronald J.}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Academics from Rhode Island]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Vietnam War]] [[Category:People from Madison, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Military people from Wisconsin]] {{US-bio-stub}}