s , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁often ▁enough ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁inside ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁pr isons ▁world wide . ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁once ▁described ▁Le ary ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁dangerous ▁man ▁in ▁America ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Le ary ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Massachusetts , ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁in ▁an ▁Irish ▁Catholic ▁household . ▁His ▁father , ▁Tim othy ▁" T ote " ▁Le ary , ▁was ▁a ▁dent ist ▁who ▁left ▁his ▁wife ▁Ab ig ail ▁Ferr is ▁when ▁Le ary ▁was ▁ 1 4 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Class ical ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁Massachusetts ▁city . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁in ▁Wor c ester , ▁Massachusetts ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Under ▁pressure ▁from ▁his ▁father , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁cad et ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁at ▁West ▁Point , ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁months ▁as ▁a ▁" ple be ", ▁he ▁received ▁numerous ▁de mer its ▁for ▁rule ▁inf ra ctions ▁and ▁then ▁got ▁into ▁serious ▁trouble ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁report ▁rule ▁breaking ▁by ▁cad ets ▁he ▁super vised . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁accused ▁of ▁going ▁on ▁a ▁drink ing ▁b inge ▁and ▁failing ▁to ▁admit ▁it , ▁and ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁Honor ▁Committee ▁to ▁res ign . ▁He ▁refused ▁and ▁was ▁" sil enced " ▁— ▁that ▁is , ▁sh