 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Tom Coleman akaberekerwa muSavannah, Georgia, musi waSeptember 8, 1928. Akapedza kudzidza pachikoro chechiuto cheBenedictine. Coleman akagamuchira dhigirii rake reBachelor kubva kuGeorgia Institute of Technology kwaaive kaputeni wechikwata chenhabvu. Apedza kudzidza, Coleman akagara paGeorgia Tech semudzidzisi wefizikisi uye murairidzi wenhabvu. Coleman akanyoresa muU.S. Army, achishumira somukuru mukuru wevarwi munguva yehondo yeKoreauye, mumakore akazotevera, U.S. Army Reserve. 