La Rocque, Gene
La Rocque, Gene (1918–), naval officer, founder of the Center for Defense Information.Born in Kankakee, Illinois, commissioned in the naval reserve (1940), La Rocque served thirty‐one years on active duty, participating in thirteen major battles in the Pacific during World War II. His postwar career included a variety of ship commands and seven years in the Strategic Plans Directorate of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
Retiring in 1972 and disillusioned over the Vietnam War, La Rocque established the Center for Defense Information as source of critical information on military spending and policies. Staffed by retired military officers, the center opposes excessive spending and encourages efforts to prevent nuclear war, believing that social, economic, political, and military structures contribute equally to national security. It also publishes The Defense...
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