▁its ▁first ▁director ▁of ▁public ▁information ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁" father ing " ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁combat ▁correspond ents ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Robert ▁Living ston ▁Den ig ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁as ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁n avy ▁officer ▁Com mod ore ▁Robert ▁G . ▁Den ig ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Jane ▁( né é ▁Jane ▁Living ston ▁Hub b ard ) ▁in ▁Cl inton , ▁New ▁York . ▁Robert ▁L . ▁Den ig ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁Japan , ▁because ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁posted ▁there , ▁while ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁A si atic ▁Fle et . ▁Den ig ▁moved ▁then ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁Sand us ky , ▁Ohio , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁high ▁school . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁ ▁Den ig ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁ 6 th ▁Ohio ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁After ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Officer ▁C andid ates ▁School ▁at ▁Ann apolis , ▁Maryland , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0