Cuban Missile Crisis
Gilpatric helped assess air-strike and quarantine options while the Defense Department prepared forces for possible action.
Role range: 1961-1964
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Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric Biography and Timeline
Follow Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric, historical timeline
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1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gilpatric assisted in coordinating military readiness and civilian control as naval quarantine operations began.
Role range: 1961-1964
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