▁rank ▁of ▁captain ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁aircraft ▁maintenance ▁in ▁France . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Fritz ▁led ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁University ' s ▁summer ▁forest ry ▁program ▁in ▁Pl um as ▁County , ▁California , ▁which ▁remains ▁a ▁ke yst one ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁forest ry ▁program . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Forest ry . ▁He ▁consult ed ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁California ▁about ▁forest ry ▁issues . ▁He ▁influenced ▁policy ▁around ▁state ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁for ests . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁for ▁the ▁California ▁Red wood ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁Save ▁the ▁Red wood s ▁League . ▁He ▁helped ▁create ▁the ▁forest ry ▁program ▁at ▁H umb old t ▁State ▁University . ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁Red wood ▁Region ▁Log ging ▁Conference . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁at ▁Ber keley . ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁Ber keley ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Fritz ▁remained ▁active ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁and ▁in ▁forest ry ▁after ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁Club ▁and ▁used ▁his ▁membership ▁to ▁educ ate ▁- ▁and ▁influence ▁- ▁members ▁about ▁California ▁forest ry . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Club ▁of ▁California