Langford completed two years at Tuskegee Institute before being drafted in the US Army during World War II, where he served overseas as a truck driver in the European Theater Operation. Langford had an honorable discharge from the Army in 1946.
Langford's time at Tuskegee Institute was cut short when he was called to serve in the US Army during World War II, where he drove trucks overseas in the European Theater of Operations. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1946.