hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm wˈɛst pˈɔɪnt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ænd sˈɜːvd æz ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˌætæʃˈeɪ ɪn jˈʊɹɹuːɡwˌaɪ, bɹɐzˈɪl, ænd ˌɑːɹdʒəntˈiːnə.
He graduated from West Point in 1905 and served as a military attache in Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.