 Less than six months after his enlistment, he had earned his commission and was appointed Second Lieutenant in November 1917, in the Field Artillery Reserve.In May 1918, he transferred to the American Expeditionary Force as an Aerial Observer serving in France, England, and Germany for one year.He returned to the United States in 1918, married Nancy (Nannie) Mae Thomas of Alabama on August 15, 1918 and they had three children