After the training program, he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment and served in France during World War I.
He reported to the 2nd Marine Division in June 1985 and commanded L Company of 3rd Battalion 6th Marines.
In December 1949, after several months at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, with the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, he was assigned with that battalion to duty with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
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