Education, The Citadel, 1918-21; training and early assignments; aviation duty at Quantico and on Guam, 1924-27; early air races; Scouting Squadron 15-M, USS LEXINGTON, 1931-33; Marine Barracks, Quantico, 1933-36; Army Air Corps Tactical School, 1936-37; instructor, Pensacola; Army maneuuvers in Louisiana, 1941; aviation in the Pacific, 1942-44; postwar staff assignments; Commanding Officer, Marine Air Reserve Training Command, 1949-51; Deputy Force Commander, Fleet Marine Force Pacific (FMFPac); Director, Marine Corps Aviation, Assistant Commander, Marine Corps, 1952-55; Commanding General, FMFPac, 1955-56.