Kammala wannan jumla: An haife shi ne a Crown Point, Indiana, kuma bayan ya kammala karatunsa daga West Point, an ci gaba da zama na farko a watan Agustan 1896. A cikin 1898-1901 ya yi aiki a matsayin kyaftin na Volunteers, a Cuba da kuma
Ƙasar Filifin. An sanya shi Kyaftin na Rundunar Sojoji a watan Fabrairun 1901, kuma an cire shi daga aikin sa kai a watan da ya gabata.