Colonel, USAF, Ret.; Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, 1952; Graduate in Laws, West Virginia University, 1983; 1963 for military astronaut - class-4 selected; he flewflew 270 combat missions in Vietnam; since 1976 Chief of Staff, USAF Tactical Air Warfare Center at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida served later at the Langley AFB, Virginia; retired from active duties, 1978.