Complex sentence: He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Portsmouth in 1955; he served as an enlisted man in the United States Army in 1946 and 1947 and again in 1953 and 1954.
Split into simpler sentences: He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Portsmouth in 1955. He served as an enlisted man in the United States Army in 1946 and 1947 and again in 1953 and 1954.