He worked for the United States Weather Bureau from 1934 until 1942, then served as a Captain to a Lieutenant Colonel with the weather service of the Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942 until 1946.
From 1934 to 1942, he was part of the US Weather Bureau team. He then took on a more prominent role as a Captain in the Army Air Corps' weather division from 1942 to 1946, playing a significant part during World War II.