▁attended ▁the ▁Gordon ▁School , ▁Class ical ▁High ▁School ▁( Pro v idence ) ▁and ▁the ▁T abor ▁Academy ▁( Mar ion , ▁Massachusetts ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁while ▁att ending ▁Boy ▁Sc out ▁camp ▁at ▁Camp ▁Y aw go og , ▁he ▁fell ▁through ▁ice ▁on ▁a ▁p ond ▁and ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁a ▁young ▁John ▁Cha fe e ; ▁and ▁while ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁track ▁star ▁and ▁excel led ▁in ▁long ▁jump ▁events . ▁ ▁Upon ▁finishing ▁college ▁classes ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁from ▁Williams ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁after ▁serving ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁flying ▁B - 1 7 ▁bom bers ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁England . ▁He ▁attended ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁an ▁LL . B . ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁While ▁still ▁in ▁college , ▁Sund l un ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁A viation ▁Cad et ▁Program ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁at ▁West over ▁Field . ▁He ▁was ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁four - engine ▁bom ber ▁pilot ▁at ▁Max well ▁Field ▁in ▁Alabama , ▁after ▁basic ▁flight ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁USA AC ▁S out heast ▁Training ▁Center ▁at ▁Orange burg , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁the ▁Green ville ▁Army