Senator William F. Knowland was inducted into the Army 23 June 1942 and graduated Officer Candidate Course Fort Benning, Georgia, 9 February 1943; Second Lieutenant AUS 10 February 1943; First Lieutenant, AUS, 2 June 1943; Captain, AUS, 2 December 1943; Maj AUS 1 January 1945. | Entered AD as a commissioned officer 10 February 1943; AD.C to BG M.L. Stockton and Assistant G-3, Northwestern Sector, Western Def Comd, Fort Lewis, Washington; 26 February 1943-November 1943, Student School of Military Government, Charlottesville, Virginia, to January 1944; History Editor, 5th Info and Historical Secretary and Assistant Director Public Relations Office, Headquarters 15th U.S. Army, European Theater of Operations, to August 1945; Sep Center, Camp Beale, California, to 25 August 1945 when released from active service.