American Army Officer and Businessman. He graduated from West Point in 1905 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery. He served in the Philippines, at Forts Riley and Leavenworth, Kansas, and as an advisor to National Guard units in several Midwestern states. He served at Fort Myer, Virginia from 1912 to 1915, when he resigned to go into banking. In 1917 he returned to uniform for World War I, and advanced to Colonel as organizer and commander of the Field Artillery Officers Training School at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky. After the war he became a partner in the accounting firm Haskins & Sells, a predecessor of the defense contractor Deloitte & Touche. He received his Certified Public Accountant qualification and advanced to Senior Partner in 1927. During his business career, he was a Vice President of the American Institute of CPA's, President of the New York State Society of CPA’s, and President of the National Association of Accountants. During World War II he was Fiscal Director of Army Service Forces with the rank of Major General. He retired from Haskins & Sells in 1947, and his decorations included two awards of the Army Distinguished Service Medal.
American Army Officer and Businessman. He graduated from West Point in 1905 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery. He served in the Philippines, at Forts Riley and Leavenworth, Kansas, and as an advisor to National Guard units in several Midwestern states. He served at Fort Myer, Virginia from 1912 to 1915, when he resigned to go into banking. In 1917 he returned to uniform for World War I, and advanced to Colonel as organizer and commander of the Field Artillery Officers Training School at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky. After the war he became a partner in the accounting firm Haskins & Sells, a predecessor of the defense contractor Deloitte & Touche. He received his Certified Public Accountant qualification and advanced to Senior Partner in 1927. During his business career, he was a Vice President of the American Institute of CPA's, President of the New York State Society of CPA’s, and President of the National Association of Accountants. During World War II he was Fiscal Director of Army Service Forces with the rank of Major General. He retired from Haskins & Sells in 1947, and his decorations included two awards of the Army Distinguished Service Medal.
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