, ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁His ▁father , ▁Charles ▁F . ▁Mars land ▁Sr ., ▁was ▁a ▁deep - se a ▁diver ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁Sad ie ▁was ▁a ▁school te acher . ▁Mars land ▁attended ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁P un ah ou ▁School ▁and , ▁upon ▁gradu ation , ▁attended ▁Tu ft s ▁College ▁in ▁Med ford , ▁Massachusetts . ▁While ▁en rolled , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁Reserve ▁Offic ers ▁Training ▁Corps ▁as ▁a ▁rif le man ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁deployed ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁the ater ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁As ▁a ▁Naval ▁commander , ▁Mars land ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and , ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁as ▁a ▁prison ▁administration ▁officer ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁Following ▁his ▁dis charge ▁from ▁the ▁Navy , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Tu ft s ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁then ▁en rolled ▁at ▁N ort he astern ▁University ' s ▁school ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁Boston . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Ass istant ▁att orney ▁general ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁( 1 9 5 3 ▁- ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁▁ ▁His ▁first ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁pro sec utor ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁att orney ▁general ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁then - M ass achusetts ▁Att orney ▁General ▁George ▁F ing old . ▁As ▁an ▁assistant ▁att orney ▁general , ▁Mars land