Agricultural expert. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Education at Kansas State College; experiences in agricultural marketing research; employment with the Production Marketing Administration of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration; employment at Topaz Relocation Center for Japanese Americans, 1942-44; induction into U.S. Navy, 1944; role in planning for the invasion of the Japanese home islands, 1945; role in writing Japanese land reform laws during postwar American occupation.