He was appointed a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the Regular Army on 26 October 1917 .
He was progressed through the successive grades of the Regular Army to his appointment as a Major General , 21 September 1943 .
He was appointed a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the Regular Army on 26 October 1917 and progressed through the successive grades of the Regular Army to his appointment as a Major General , 21 September 1943 .