West Point class of 1924. He received a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1944, he was promoted to Brigadier General and in 1945 he assumed command of a secret base in the Philippines, assisting in the preparation for an invasion of Japan that never came. After the war, he served in Germany before becoming deputy commandant of the Army War College in 1950. In 1952, he was assigned to the First Cavalry Division in Japan and commanded the 7th Infantry Division in Korea in 1953. He commanded US and Korean forces in several battles, including the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. In 1954, he became chief of Army intelligence at the Pentagon. In 1958, he returned to the Pentagon as Director of Army Research and Development and was instrumental in the early stages of research into ground-based nuclear weapons. He retired in 1962 and became president of the Gulf Research Development Company in Pittsburgh. He was later chairman of the board for North American Rockwell and continued a consultant for several defense contractors. He received 3 Distinguished Service Medals and the Bronze Star.
West Point class of 1924. He received a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1944, he was promoted to Brigadier General and in 1945 he assumed command of a secret base in the Philippines, assisting in the preparation for an invasion of Japan that never came. After the war, he served in Germany before becoming deputy commandant of the Army War College in 1950. In 1952, he was assigned to the First Cavalry Division in Japan and commanded the 7th Infantry Division in Korea in 1953. He commanded US and Korean forces in several battles, including the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. In 1954, he became chief of Army intelligence at the Pentagon. In 1958, he returned to the Pentagon as Director of Army Research and Development and was instrumental in the early stages of research into ground-based nuclear weapons. He retired in 1962 and became president of the Gulf Research Development Company in Pittsburgh. He was later chairman of the board for North American Rockwell and continued a consultant for several defense contractors. He received 3 Distinguished Service Medals and the Bronze Star.
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