Lieutenant Colonel John B. Zanin served as a Platoon Leader with the 102nd Regimental Combat Team in the South Pacific during World War II and as Battalion S-3 with the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment in Korea. | His other duty assignments include: Chief, Range Division Committee, G-3 Section, 9th Infantry Division; Battalion S-3, 2nd Battalion, 5th Regimental Team; Assistant G-3, United States Army Infantry Center; Army Advisor to the Puerto Rico National Guard. | Lieutenant Colonel Zanin is a graduate of the Associate Infantry Officer Advanced Course and the Command and General Staff College. | His awards and decorations include: the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge.