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From 1940 until 1942, Zacharias commanded the heavy cruiser, the ''USS Salt Lake City,'' which was part of the force that escorted [[Lieutenant General]] [[James Doolittle]] on the 1942 bombing raid over Japan.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url= http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/emzacharias.htm|title=Ellis M. Zacharias|publisher=arlingtoncemetery.net|accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref> During the war, he remained at the rank of [[captain]].<ref>''Books: Fifteen Guns,'' ''[[Time Magazine]],'' December 23, 1946.</ref>  He conducted [[radio]] psychological warfare against the Japanese high command.<ref>{{cite book |last=Linebarger |first=Paul M. A. |date=1955 |title=Psychological Warfare |edition=2nd |location=Washington |publisher=Combat Forces Press |page=204 }}</ref>

From 1940 until 1942, Zacharias commanded the heavy cruiser, the ''USS Salt Lake City,'' which was part of the force that escorted [[Lieutenant General]] [[James Doolittle]] on the 1942 bombing raid over Japan.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url= http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/emzacharias.htm|title=Ellis M. Zacharias|publisher=arlingtoncemetery.net|accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref> During the war, he remained at the rank of [[captain]].<ref>''Books: Fifteen Guns,'' ''[[Time Magazine]],'' December 23, 1946.</ref>  He conducted [[radio]] psychological warfare against the Japanese high command.<ref>{{cite book |last=Linebarger |first=Paul M. A. |date=1955 |title=Psychological Warfare |edition=2nd |location=Washington |publisher=Combat Forces Press |page=204 }}</ref>

Zacharias was born in [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Florida]]. He graduated in 1912 from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]].<ref name=obit/> Zacharias served his first cruise aboard the new battleship ''USS Arkansas,'' which escorted [[U.S. President]] [[William Howard Taft]] to [[Panama]] to inspect the [[Panama Canal]] before water was turned into it. From 1913 to 1915, Zacharias served aboard the ''USS Virginia.'' He was then stationed for a time on the survey ship ''USS Hannibal.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ussslcca25.com/mcmur-08.htm|title=Our Captain|publisher=usslcca25.com|accessdate=October 9, 2009}}</ref> During [[World War I]], he served as a line officer aboard the ''USS Pittsburgh.''<ref name=obit/>

Zacharias was born in [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Florida]]. He graduated in 1912 from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]].<ref name=obit/> Zacharias served his first cruise aboard the new battleship ''USS Arkansas,'' which escorted [[U.S. President]] [[William Howard Taft]] to [[Panama]] to inspect the [[Panama Canal]] before water was turned into it. From 1913 to 1915, Zacharias served aboard the ''USS Virginia.'' He was then stationed for a time on the survey ship ''USS Hannibal.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ussslcca25.com/mcmur-08.htm|title=Our Captain|publisher=usslcca25.com|accessdate=April 14, 2022}}</ref> During [[World War I]], he served as a line officer aboard the ''USS Pittsburgh.''<ref name=obit/>

His television series, ''Behind Closed Doors'', is a unique 26-episode program set during the [[Cold War]] hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon (1916-2011) in the role of Commander Matson. The series focuses on how the former [[Soviet Union]] stole [[United States|American]] missile secrets and proposes steps to prevent further [[espionage]]. ''Behind Closed Doors'' is based on Zacharias files in naval intelligence and his war-time experiences. He offers comments at the conclusion of each segment.<ref>Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, 1946–Present,'' [[New York City]]: Ballantine Press, 1992, p. 79.</ref> Before he appeared on ''Behind Closed Doors'', Zacharias had also narrated a radio series entitled ''Secret Missions''.<ref name=obit/> The titles of both programs were taken from books that he had written.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abaa.org/books/36048965.html|title=''Secret Missions; The Story of an Intelligence Officer''|publisher=abaa.org/books|accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Behind-Closed-Doors/Ellis-M-Zacharias/e/9780548446171|title=''Behind Closed Doors: The Secret History of the Cold War''|publisher=barnesandnoble.com|accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref>

His television series, ''Behind Closed Doors'', is a unique 26-episode program set during the [[Cold War]] hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon (1916-2011) in the role of Commander Matson. The series focuses on how the former [[Soviet Union]] stole [[United States|American]] missile secrets and proposes steps to prevent further [[espionage]]. ''Behind Closed Doors'' is based on Zacharias files in naval intelligence and his war-time experiences. He offers comments at the conclusion of each segment.<ref>Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, 1946–Present,'' [[New York City]]: Ballantine Press, 1992, p. 79.</ref> Before he appeared on ''Behind Closed Doors'', Zacharias had also narrated a radio series entitled ''Secret Missions''.<ref name=obit/> The titles of both programs were taken from books that he had written.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abaa.org/books/36048965.html|title=''Secret Missions; The Story of an Intelligence Officer''|publisher=abaa.org/books|accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Behind-Closed-Doors/Ellis-M-Zacharias/e/9780548446171|title=''Behind Closed Doors: The Secret History of the Cold War''|publisher=barnesandnoble.com|accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref>