Roger Herschel Zion is an American politician

Politics of the United States

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Zion was born in Escanaba, Michigan

Escanaba, Michigan

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 in 1921. He attended public schools in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

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, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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. He received his Bachelor of Arts

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 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison

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 in 1943. He served in the United States Navy

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 from 1943 to 1946, serving in the Asia-Pacific area

Pacific War

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 during World War II

World War II

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, and was discharged

Military discharge

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 a lieutenant

Lieutenant

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Zion attended Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration

Harvard Business School

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 from 1944 to 1945. He became associated with Mead Johnson & Company, working for the company from 1946 and 1965 and eventually becoming director of training and professional relations.

He was elected as a Republican

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 to the United States House of Representatives

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 from Indiana

Indiana

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 in the 1966 election to the 90th Congress

90th United States Congress

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 and was re-elected to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1975. Zion was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to the 94th Congress

94th United States Congress

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, losing to Philip H. Hayes

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In 1967, Zion called anti-Vietnam War protesters

Opposition to the Vietnam War

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 "traitors" and suggested that "any of them involved in illegal acts be treated comparably with Frenchmen whose heads were shaved if they were caught collaborating

Collaborationism

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 with the Germans in World War II." http://encarta.msn.com/sidebar_761593994/protesters_gather_in_washington.html

After leaving Congress, Zion became the president of Resources Development Inc. in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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. As of 2011 he resides in Washington, D.C.