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He was born in Dennson, Texas, but his family moved to Abilene, Kansas when he was a baby. He lived there until he left for college at West Point , New York. He was a career army officer and moved around. He served at Ft. Sam Houston (TX), Ft. Oglethorpe (GA), XCamp Meade (MD),Camp Colt (PA), Camp Dix (NJ), Ft. Benning (GA), Ft. Leavenworth (KS) and Ft. Lewis (WA). He also spent time in DC and the Philippines with MacArthur. He served in North Africa and Europe during WW II. After the war, he was president of Columbia U, in NY City. He retired to a farm in Gettysburg, PA after he left office.

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