Brigadier General, USAF, Ret (in 1979); bachelor of science degree from Virginia Military Institute, 1949; master of science degree from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology, 1952; Air Command and Staff College, 1961; Air War College, 1966; one of 32 semi finalists in NASA group 1 selection; was deputy director of operations, J-3, National Military Command Center, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C..