During college, he joined the Illinois National Guard while also studying in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program.

[8] With the United States entry into the war, he became commander of the field headquarters, U.S. Iranian Mission at Basra, Iraq.

In 1945, at the age of 28, he attended the United States Army Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

After finishing his studies, he was assigned to General MacArthur's headquarters in the Commonwealth of the Philippines, where he served as an assistant in logistics planning until the end of the war.

[8] After the war, Ramme attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

He worked for the logistics staff of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP), General MacArthur.

In 1947, he was assigned to the Pentagon and moved to the newly minted United States Air Force.

With the primary responsibility of supporting the US Air Force's Korean War efforts, he served in that role from 1951 to 1954.

[citation needed] He drove the Red Cross van, did Recordings for the Blind, and attended St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church.