1963 Pan American Games, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
StaPress
(2013-01-12
)
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ISBN-13:
978-613-9-31569-7
ISBN-10:
6139315697
EAN:
9786139315697
Book language:
English
Blurb/Shorttext:
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ronald Lloyd Zinn (May 10, 1939 – July 7, 1965) was a race walker from the United States, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. His best finish was sixth place in the men's 20 km walk at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He came in third in the 20 km event at the 1963 Pan American Games. Ron Zinn was born in Peoria, Illinois. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the Vietnam War. Zinn was killed in a firefight near Saigon (now Ho Chi Min City) while serving in the 173rd Airborne Brigade of the United States Army. He held the rank of Captain at the time of his death.