▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁Y ale ▁University ▁and ▁entered ▁that ▁summer . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁at ▁West ▁Point , ▁New ▁York , ▁which ▁he ▁entered ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁science ▁degree ▁in ▁military ▁engineering ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁next ▁entered ▁f ighter ▁transition ▁training ▁at ▁Williams ▁Field ▁and ▁g unn ery ▁school ▁at ▁A jo , ▁Arizona . ▁His ▁first ▁tact ical ▁assignment ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁at ▁Shaw ▁Field , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 7 5 th ▁T act ical ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁at ▁It azu ke ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Japan . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁he ▁fle w ▁P - 5 1 ▁Must ang ▁aircraft ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁F ighter - Interceptor ▁Group ▁from ▁T su iki ▁Air ▁Field , ▁and ▁Ta egu ▁Air ▁Base . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Head quarters ▁Fif th ▁Air ▁Force ▁at ▁Ta egu , ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁fly ▁intelligence ▁miss ions ▁for ▁the ▁headquarters . ▁Before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1