Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1918, Mar. 13 | Born, Sasakwa, Okla. |
| 1939 | B.S., medical entomology, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Oklahoma State University), Stillwater, Okla. Married Mary Rebecca Williams Commissioned, second lieutenant of infantry, United States Army |
| 1940 | M.S., entomology, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Oklahoma State University), Stillwater, Okla. Platoon leader and company commander, Ninth Infantry Regiment, Second Infantry Division, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. |
| 1941-1942 | Commander, companies E and F, Twelfth Quartermaster Regiment (Philippine Scouts), Fort William McKinley, Manila, Philippines |
| 1942-1945 | Prisoner of war, survived Bataan Death March to Camp O'Donnell in Tarlac Province, the Philippines, in camp near Cabanatuan, the Philippines, and Tanagawa, Zentsuji, and Roku Roshi prisoner of war camps in Japan. |
| 1946-1949 | Instructor, Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Oklahoma State University), Stillwater, Okla. |
| 1949 | Ph.D., entomology, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Oklahoma State University), Stillwater, Okla. |
| 1950-1951 | Executive officer and commander, Forty-second Armored Infantry Batallion, Fort Hood, Tex. |
| 1952-1954 | Held several positions, Second Armored Division, Germany |
| 1955-1958 | Staff and faculty, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kans. |
| 1958-1959 | Held several positions, United Nations Command, Military Armistice Commission, Korea |
| 1959 | Assigned to Office of the Chief of Research and Development, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Began affiliation with the Department of Agriculture and Smithsonian Institution, serving as curator of the Anoplura and Mallophaga collections of the United States National Collection |
| 1961-1975 | Assistant for research, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (R & D) |
| 1966 | Retired as colonel, United States Army |
| 1971 | Appointed adjunct professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. |
| 1975-1978 | Deputy for science and technology to assistant secretary of the army (R & D) |
| 1993, June 23 | Died, Sanibel, Fla. |