US Army General. A veteran of World War II, he rose in rank to become the Chief of Staff for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. After graduating from high school in 1920, he received an appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point, New York and graduated in 1924 with a commission as a 2nd lieutenant in the Infantry. From 1924 until 1943 he served in various infantry units, attended command schools, and continued to receive promotions in rank. From 1943 until 1946 he served as Chief of Staff of US Army 7th Corps, the 4th US Army, the 9th US Army, and the 2nd US Army. In 1947 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and became Commanding General South Sector, US Army Pacific and in 1948 he returned to the US to become Secretary of the Army General Staff at Washington DC and was promoted to the rank of major general. His other notable assignments include Commanding General, 10th Infantry Division (1950 until 1951), Commander of Fitzsimons Army Hospital (now closed) at Aurora, Colorado(1951 until 1953), Commandant of the US Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania (1953 until 1955), US High Commissioner Ryukyu Islands and Commanding General, 9th Corps (1955 until 1958; promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in 1956), and Deputy US Army Chief of Staff (Military Operations), Washington DC (1958 until 1959). In 1959 he became the Chief of Staff for Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe at Rocquencourt, near Paris, France (at that time) and in April 1960 he was promoted to the rank of genera He retired in that position in 1963 with 39 years of continuous military service. Among his military decorations and awards include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (with two oak leaf clusters) the Bronze Star, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. He died at the age of 83.