hiː sˈɜːvd ɪnðə kɚɹˈiːən wˈɔːɹ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, fˈɜːst æz ɐ tɹˈʌk dɹˈaɪvɚ ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ æz ɐ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ hˈoʊst wɪððə stˈeɪdʒ nˈeɪm "ɹˈaɪs pˈædi ɹˈeɪndʒɚ".
He served in the Korean War from 1952 to 1954, first as a truck driver and later as a radio host with the stage name "Rice Paddy Ranger".