Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Omaha, Nebraska
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
IN MAY 1941 HE SERVED IN THE WAR PLANS OFFICE UNDER EISENHOWER. IN JUNE 1942 HE WAS THEN THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE PLANS AND OPERATIONS DIVISION, JOINT STRATEGIC COMMITTEE, CHIEF OF STRATEGY AND POLICY GROUP. IN SEPTEMBER 1943 HE WAS THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF UNDER THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER IN SOUTH- EAST ASIA AND IN OCTOBER 1944 HE WAS COMMANDER IN THE CHINA THEATER.