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Alexander Philip "Zeke" Zechella (August 11, 1920 - August 15, 2009) was a United States Navy veteran and pioneer in the usage of nuclear energy who headed several major companies before retiring in Jacksonville, Florida and assisting local non-profit agencies.〔Kerr, Jessie-Lynne: ("ALEXANDER P. 'ZEKE' ZECHELLA: 1920-2009" ) Florida Times-Union, August 18, 2009〕 ==Early years== His parents, Nicholas and Cecelia Rizzi Zechella were Italian immigrants who settled in Newport, Kentucky, where he was born. He excelled at both academics and athletics and graduated from Newport High School in 1938 as class president. He wanted to become a doctor and received a football scholarship to the University of Kentucky. During his first year there, he realized he could not pay for medical school, so he secured an appointment to the United States Naval Academy.〔''Our War Stories, Volume 1'', pages 323-336, Harper, Marvin, ISBN 0-7414-1709-X, () Infinity Pub, 2003〕 While at Annapolis, Zechella married his longtime sweetheart, Jean Millicent Bary on June 24, 1942. He played football and graduated in 1943, was commissioned an Ensign and served on Destroyers in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters during World War II. His first assignment was assistant engineering officer on the USS Greer (DD-145).〔 His son Bary Alexander〔("Bary Alexander "Zeke" Zechella" ) Gainesville Times, August 6, 2007〕 was born in 1944. When the war ended, he was XO on the USS Ringgold (DD-500).〔("Zechella biography" ) Veterans Page, USS Ringgold〕 He remained in the Navy and earned a Master's degree in civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1948. His first daughter, Pamela Lynn was born when the family was stationed in Long Beach, California. Zechella utilized his engineering knowledge while he was in charge of construction projects at Navy bases in Alaska,〔〔("Obituary: Alexander P. Zechella '43" ) US Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation〕 then served with the Seabees during the Korean War. 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zeke Zechella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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