 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pashure pokupedza chikoro chesekondari muWhitehall, Montana muna 1933, Pomerleau akabatana neMarine uye akashanda muChina kubva muna 1934 kusvika muna 1937. Akabudiswa muMarine nechikomborero saSgt. muna 1938. Pashure pokubudiswa kwake muchiuto, Pomerleau akashanda kukambani yokuvaka muNevada, uye ipapo nokuda kweU.S. Border Patrol muCalifornia neArizona. Muna 1942, pashure pokunge Hondo Yenyika II yatanga, akapindazve muchiuto uye akashanda muMilitary Police Corps yeUnited States Army. Pomerleau akashanda muGuadalcanal Campaign, Hondo yeTarawa, Hondo yeSaipan, uye Hondo yeTinian. Pomerleau akabudiswa muchiuto muna 1945. 