Oliver North
Oliver North

Oliver North. Writer: The Americans. Oliver Laurence North was born in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Philmont, New York. He enrolled in the U.S. Naval Academy in 1962, but was not commissioned as a Marine Officer until 1968; he missed some time due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. After his commission, he served in the Vietnam War as a platoon leader; as commanding officer of the Marine Corps'...