Background
He was born in New York City and entered military service on May 18, 1915.
governor military officer commander
He was born in New York City and entered military service on May 18, 1915.
United States Army Command and General Staff College.
He served in combat in France from 1917–1918 and then became an instructor at the Infantry Weapons School in Chatillion-Sur-Seine, France. From 1921-1922 he was a student in the Company Officers’ Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, and shortly thereafter served in Japan, the Philippines and Hawaii.
In 1944 he assumed command of the 102nd Infantry Division.
He served as Military Governor of Germany from May 1945 to January 1946 when he was assigned as Commander of Troops in Berlin, Deputy Military Governor of the United States. Zone of Germany and Deputy to General Lucius Doctorate. Clay of the Allied Control Council. In 1950 he was appointed Chief United States. Military Advisor to of Korea and retired on August 31, 1950.