▁air man ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Chief ▁Master ▁Serge ant ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Har low ▁born ▁in ▁Water ville , ▁Maine , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Lawrence ▁Academy , ▁Gro ton , ▁Massachusetts , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁then ▁attended ▁California ▁College ▁of ▁Com merce ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁business ▁administration ▁by ▁the ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁completed ▁requirements ▁while ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁Officer ▁Training ▁Corps ▁program ▁at ▁Southern ▁Method ist ▁University . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁Har low ▁joint ed ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps . ▁He ▁attended ▁Arm ament ▁School ▁and ▁upon ▁completion ▁was ▁an ▁instruct or ▁in ▁the ▁A ircraft ▁Arm ament ▁Gr ound ▁School . ▁He ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁personnel ▁career ▁field ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁grade ▁of ▁staff ▁ser ge ant ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁dis charge ▁from ▁active ▁duty ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁In ▁August