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US Army in 1940 as a 2nd Lieutenant because he was involved with the ROTC program at the University of Florida. Trained at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; assigned to 71st Field Artillery Battalion, then training school at Fort Sill, OK. Trained troops in England headed for D-Day invasion; reassigned to the 5th Armored Division. Combat experiences in Belgium and Holland, and crossing into Germany, and his return to the States. OHP Control Number 2101