hiː sˈɜːvd ɪnðɪ ˈɔːɹdnəns dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ wʌz tʃˈiːf ʌvðə lˈiːɡəl sˈɛkʃən ʌvðə fˈaɪnæns dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ˈɛɹ kˈɔːɹ.
He served in the Ordnance Department of the United States Army during World War I, and later was chief of the legal section of the finance division of the Army Air Corps.