He was drafted before WWII and served from 1941-1945. He had been employed by IBM and was sent to Texas to set up Machine Records Units. They eventually put the machines on trucks to follow the troops. He deployed to Europe on 11 Dec 1943. They were assigned the XIII Corps, 13th MRU(M). They fought in France, Battle of the Bulge and Germany. They opened one of the first concentration camps in Germany. He mustered out in 1945 after returning to CONUS.