▁Cor pus ▁Christ i , ▁Texas ▁through ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁to ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i ▁and , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁fond ▁of ▁saying , ▁" bo at ▁loads ▁of ▁post ▁holes " ▁on ▁the ▁return ▁trip . ▁Between ▁ships ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁civil ian ▁photograph er ▁with ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁at ▁both ▁H ick am ▁Field , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Rome ▁Air ▁Dep ot ▁in ▁Rome , ▁New ▁York , ▁currently ▁called ▁Griff iss ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁phot ography ▁and ▁art ▁instruct or ▁at ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁Administration ▁Hospital ▁and ▁re h abil itation ▁facility ▁in ▁Bath , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁S ett ling ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Sy rac use , ▁New ▁York ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁frequently ▁commission ed ▁by ▁various ▁organizations ▁affili ated ▁with ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁paint ▁port ra its ▁of ▁notable ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁teaching ▁staff ▁for ▁their ▁institution al ▁collections . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁technical ▁illustr ator ▁for ▁the ▁Pro s per ity ▁Company ▁and ▁later ▁fre el ancing ▁in ▁that ▁capacity . ▁He ▁eventually ▁obtained ▁teaching ▁credentials ▁and ▁taught ▁art ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Sy rac use - M ino a ▁Central ▁School ▁District ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s