He was in the United States Army Air Forces and served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

He received his Bachelor of Arts from Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1934.

He was in the United States Army Air Forces from February 19, 1942, to March 6, 1946, and served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

He served as special adviser to the United States League of Savings Associations in Washington, D.C. from 1976 to 1988.

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