Entered service February 6. 1942. Schools attended: Wheeled Vehicle #57, Fort Knox. Kentucky; BOC FM. Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Went overseas February 15, 1944. Served in Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Was in Luzon, New Guinea, Southern Philippines. Returned to U.S. September 9. 1945. Discharged May 12, 1946, Camp Beale, California as Major.