▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁urban ▁studies ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 - 1 9 3 2 ▁at ▁Sor bon ne . ▁He ▁started ▁to ▁write ▁and ▁paint ▁there . ▁After ▁return ▁to ▁L w ów ▁he ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁local ▁cultural ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁was ▁mobil ized ▁into ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁fought ▁during ▁the ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Poland ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Brigade ▁of ▁Motor ized ▁Caval ry ▁of ▁colon el ▁Stanisław ▁Mac zek . ▁After ▁the ▁Soviet ▁invasion ▁of ▁Poland ▁Haupt ▁fled ▁to ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁France . ▁He ▁surv ived ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁D unk irk ▁and ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁England . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Polish ▁army ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Haupt ▁married ▁American ▁Ed ith ▁Nor ris ▁from ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁whom ▁he ▁met ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁They ▁married ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Washington , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁For ▁three ▁dec ades ▁he ▁contributed ▁stories , ▁articles , ▁and ▁mem oir s ▁in ▁Polish ▁to ▁several ▁period ical s , ▁including ▁the ▁Paris - based ▁em ig re ▁journal ▁Kult ura . ▁ ▁Awards ▁that ▁he ▁received ▁were ▁Kult ura ''' s ▁ 1 9 6