1937
Born in Abington, PA, to parents Elizabeth and William Sr.
1959
Earns a Bachelor of Science in journalism and communications from the Fox School of Business at Temple University.
1959
Serves as a U.S. Army officer in assignments in the United States of America, Germany, Vietnam, and Turkey until 1979.
1965
Earns an Army Commendation Medal from the Fourth Armored Division in Germany.
1967
Is awarded an Army Commendation Medal, with First Oak Leaf Cluster, by the Department of the Army; Earns a Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 device.
1968
Earns a Republic of Vietnam Staff Service Medal-First Class; Earns a Bronze Star in honor of meritorious service in Vietnam.
1971
Earns an Army Commendation Medal, with Second Oak Leaf Cluster, from the Department of the Army.
1973
Receives a Joint Service Commendation Medal from SHAPE, NATO Headquarters Izmir, Turkey.
1976
Earns a Joint Service Commendation Medal, with First Oak Leaf Cluster, from EUCOM for service at the American Embassy in Bonn, Germany.
1977
Is the records administrator with the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command until 1981; Earns a Meritorious Service Medal.
1981
Is the Freedom of Information Act Program Manager with the Department of the Army until 1984.
1987
Is the Archivist of the U.S. Army until 1996; Receives a Department of the Army Staff Identification Badge.
1988
Is appointed to the Historical Advisory Committee at the Department of the Army.
1995
Is the Department of the Army member on the Department of Defense Records Management Taskforce.
1996
Commences his retirement from government service.
2012
Is a founding sponsor of the National Museum of the United States Army.
2013
Is inducted as a lifetime member of the Military Officers Association of America.
2015
Edits “Over the Spillway ~ Life Journey of an Engineer.”
2016
Co-authors “We Wrote Letters Then” alongside his wife, Elin.
2017
Co-authors “Those Were the Days” and edits “Trip to Russia 1930.”