Melvin Zais

Durfee High School,[1] Zais attended the University of New Hampshire and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.During World War II, Zais was the commander of the 3rd Battalion and, later, executive officer of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, fighting in Italy, in southern France, and in the Battle of the Bulge.[2] During this time he led the army liaison team responsible for the involvement of Federal troops in suppressing the April 1968 Baltimore riot;[3]: 320–2 Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (then designated as Airmobile), Vietnam, 1968–69.After returning from Vietnam, Zais served Director for Operations, J-3, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C., 1970–72 and as Commanding General, Third United States Army from 1972 to 1973.On 1 August 1973, Zais was promoted to the rank of four-star general and appointed as Commander, Allied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe.

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