U.S. Army, Signal Corps, 1943-1946
Private practice, Parker, South Dakota, 1947-1950, 1954-1957
U.S. Army lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1950-1952
State`s attorney, Turner County, South Dakota, 1952-1954
Private practice, Canton, South Dakota, 1957-1967
Judge, South Dakota Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, 1967-1970
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