From May 1943 to July 1944 he was the Assistant Division Commander of the 69th Infantry Division at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, under the command of Major General Charles L. Bolte.
Von Mai 1943 bis Juli 1944 war er stellvertretender Divisionskommandant der 69. Infanteriedivision in Camp Shelby, Mississippi, unter dem Kommando von Major General Charles L. Bolte.