Military Career
During the Spanish-American War, Winship joined the 1st Georgia Infantry, a volunteer force. After the war, he elected to join the United States Army as a judge advocate. He remained in the military through 1914, when he began to teach law at the Army Service School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
When World War I broke out, he fought in France and led several campaigns. For his service during that war, Winship was awarded both a Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star.
Following the war, Winship returned to military law. He was appointed to serve as a military aide to President Calvin Coolidge. Eventually he became the Judge Advocate General of the Army, a position he held from 1931 to his retirement from service in 1933.
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