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"From the hills of West
Virginia comes the story of kind providence guiding the purposeful life
of a Marine officer in the conflicts of World War II, staff service in
Berlin Headquarters of the United States military government after the
war, followed by fifty years in the law courts back home."
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Born
February 1917 in Princeton, West Virginia
Graduated from Randolh-Macon College 1939
Graduated from University of Virginia Law School 1942
Entered United States Marine Corps June 1942
Commissioned 2nd Lt. December 1942
Awarded Silver Star for actions on Tarawa November 1943
Awarded Bronze Star for action on Saipan and Tinian 1944
Married Katherine Little 1946
Military Occupation Government - Germany 1946
International Law Degree from University of Virginia 1948
Began a colorful law career in Princeton, West Virginia
