Source: Headlines in The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA., Thur. June 29th, 1961
From West Springfield, NH.
Retired Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias, 71, deputy chief of Naval
Intelligence in WWII and later a television narrator, died last [June 27, 1961] night
in his home here.
Zacharias had never fully recovered from a recent heart seizure. An
earlier attack forced his retirement from the Navy in 1946 after 34
years of service. He then starred on a television show entitled
"Secret Missions"
which concerned military intelligence work.
Zacharias conducted radio psychological warfare against the Japanese high
command in WWII.
He commanded a heavy cruiser which was part of the force that escorted
Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle on his bombing raid on the Japanese
homeland.
Born in Jacksonville, FL., Jan. 1, 1890, Zacharias was a graduate from the
United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD., in 1912. In WWI, he served
as a line officer aboard the USS Pittsburgh.
Military services are scheduled for Monday in
Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC.
Feb. 17th, 2001
Corrections & additions made by Ellis M. Zacharias, Jr.
The name of the television series was "Behind Closed Doors", not
"Secret Missions". There was a radio series
"Secret Missions" in 1948.
Both titles were taken from Ellis, Sr.'s two best selling books of the
same name.
Other information added is that Ellis M. Zacharias, Sr. was buried in
Arlington Cemetery on July 3, 1961, where his wife was later buried
with him in 1992.
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