9 1 8 . ▁He ▁would ▁attend ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa ▁and ▁George ▁Washington ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁Wild ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁conflicts ▁including ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Camp aign ▁( 1 9 4 4 – 4 5 ). ▁Following ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Str ateg ic ▁Air ▁Command . ▁During ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 3 4 th ▁Air ▁Division . ▁Following ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 2 2 d ▁Air ▁Division ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 3 5 th ▁Military ▁Airl ift ▁Support ▁Wing . ▁His ▁ret irement ▁was ▁effective ▁as ▁of ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁he ▁has ▁received ▁include ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁with ▁o ak ▁leaf ▁cluster , ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ▁with ▁o ak ▁leaf ▁cluster , ▁the ▁Air ▁Medal ▁with ▁three ▁o ak ▁leaf ▁clusters , ▁and ▁the ▁Army ▁Comm end ation ▁Medal . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Pier ce ▁County , ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁personnel ▁from ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁gener als ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ▁( Un ited ▁States ) ▁Category : Re cip ients