▁with ▁the ▁US ▁Army ' s ▁ 3 0 th ▁Engine er ▁Top ographic ▁Battalion . ▁Ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁highly ▁class ified ▁Oper ations ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁planning , ▁editing , ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁top ographical ▁ground ▁maps ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 rd , ▁ 5 th ▁and ▁ 7 th ▁US ▁Army ▁invas ions ▁and ▁campaign s ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁France ; ▁the ▁ 3 rd , ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁US ▁Marine ▁Div isions ▁invasion ▁of ▁I wo ▁J ima , ▁ ▁the ▁US ▁ 1 0 th ▁Army ▁invasion ▁and ▁campaign ▁of ▁Ok ina wa , ▁the ▁ab orted ▁invasion ▁and ▁occupation ▁of ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Education ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Y ale ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁receiving ▁B FA ▁and ▁M FA ▁degrees ▁( 1 9 4 9 , 1 9 5 0 ), ▁the ▁John ▁Fer g us on ▁We ir ▁Prize , ▁and ▁William ▁W irt ▁Win chester ▁Tra vel ing ▁Fellow ship . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Award ▁for ▁P ain ting . ▁Among ▁his ▁other ▁hon ors ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Premio ▁Graf ico ▁F iera ▁Intern azionale ▁di ▁Bolog na ; ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Med all ion ▁of ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁Mississippi ; ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Ker lan ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ; ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1