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The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 39894" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Zais </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Melvin </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (C.O. 3 Bn and Regimental XO) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Colonel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Legion of Merit,Silver Star,Bronze Star,Croix de Guerre avec palme (Fr) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Europe </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 8.5.1916 Fall River,Massachusetts</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated University of New Hampshire 1937 (B.A.)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned 2Lt,USAR 1937</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>517 PIR in WW2</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated US Command and General Staff College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Armed Forces Staff College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated National War College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Brigadier General 1.6.1964</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commander,1st Infantry Division,US Army,Vietnam 1966</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Director of Individual Training,Office,Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel,US Army,</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Washington,D.C. 1966-68</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major General 1.5.1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commanding General,101st Airborne Division (Airmobile),US Army,Vietnam 1968-69</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant General 1.8.1969</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commanding General,XXIV Corps,US Army,Vietnam 1969-70</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Director for Operations,J-3,Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,Washington,D.C. 1970-72</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commanding General 3rd Army 1972-73</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>General 13.7.1973</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commanding General,Allied Land Forces,Southeast Europe,Turkey August 1973</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1973</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award D.S.M. with 3 oak leaf clusters,Silver Star with oak leaf cluster,Legion of Merit with 2 oak leaf clusters,D.F.C. with oak leaf cluster,Bronze Star</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 7.5.1981</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/m-zais.11384/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11384-6b9cb8b8066a3c0fbeaf5ff98291f4fd.jpg?1591390078" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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