In April, 1918, he joined the 58th Infantry, part of the 4th Division, and went to France with that regiment in May 1918. He served at Saint-Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Aisne-Marne, Vesle River and Marne-Ourcq engagements. He received the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Croix de Guerre for bravery. He returned to the States in August 1919, after serving with the 58th Infantry in the American Forces in Germany.