▁Mer cers burg ▁Academy . ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁Ro ano ke ▁College , ▁received ▁a ▁master s ▁from ▁New berry ▁College , ▁and ▁studied ▁philosophy ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gene va , ▁located ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁American ▁Field ▁Service ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Army ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁He ▁was ▁g ass ed ▁at ▁Verd un ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁awarded ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁and ▁soon ▁became ▁an ▁it iner ant . ▁ ▁Besides ▁his ▁books , ▁Se ab ro ok ▁published ▁articles ▁in ▁popular ▁mag az ines ▁including ▁Cos m opol itan , ▁Re ader ' s ▁Dig est , ▁and ▁Van ity ▁Fair . ▁ ▁Family ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Se ab ro ok ▁married ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁K atherine ▁Paul ine ▁Ed mond son . ▁They ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁So on ▁after , ▁he ▁married ▁Mar jor ie ▁Wor thing ton ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁The ▁marriage ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁up ▁by ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁Const ance ▁Ku hr , ▁which ▁began ▁and ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁C ann ib al ism ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Se ab ro ok ▁tra ve led