| Description | His experiences as an administrative officer in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His education at Georgia Military College and the University of Georgia, 1934-38; his career as a journalist, 1938-40; enlistment in the Army Air Forces as an infantry officer and training at Fort Benning, Georgia, 1940; his transfer to the 36th Service Group and assignment to Australia, January, 1942; his role in preparing bases in Australia for the 36th Bomb Group; transfer to Port Moresby, New Guinea, January, 1943; airfield construction at Port Moresby; Japanese harassment raids; transfer to the 5th Air Force Service Command Headquarters, Nadzab, New Guinea, 1944; airfield construction at Nadzab; his return to the States, October, 1944; assignment to Wright-Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio, as a personnel officer, 1944-45; his postwar career in the U.S. Air Force in personnel work. |
