He was raised Jewish in the East Flatbush section of New York, New York. After graduating from Samuel J. Tilden High School he served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 with the 594th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, stationed in the Philippines, New Guinea and Japan.
He was raised Jewish in the Ea!st Flatbush section of New York, New York. After graduating from Sa!muel J. Tilden H,igh School he served in the United States Army from 1942 :to 1946 with the 594th Engineer Boat and Shore Re!giment, stationed in the Philippines, New Guinea and Japan.