Allied Warship Commanders


Ellis Mark Zacharias, Sr., USN

Born  1 Jan 1890Jacksonville, Florida
Died  28 Jun 1961(71)West Springfield, New Hampshire

Ranks

 Lt.Cdr.
 Cdr.
1 Jul 1939Captain
1 Nov 1945Rear Admiral


Retired: 1946

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Ellis Mark Zacharias, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Dorsey (DMS 1)Destroyer30 May 19317 Jun 1933
USS Salt Lake City (CA 25)CaptainHeavy cruiser14 Nov 194010 Apr 1942
USS New Mexico (BB 40)CaptainBattleshipSep 1943Sep 1944

Career information

Rear Admiral Ellis Mark Zacharias retied from the Navy after 34 years of service in 1946 due to heart problems that plagued him ever thereafter. He then starred on a TV show called "Secret Missions" covering military intelligence projects. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery (see his Arlington page).


Events related to this officer

No events found for this officer. This may be due to unknown dates of command (we pull ship events to their respective commander pages).

Allied Commanders main page