wˌɛn hiː ɐɡˈɛn bɪkˌeɪm ɐ sɪvˈɪliən, hiː ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐ pəzˈɪʃən wɪððɪ ˈɔːlbəni, dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, bɹˈæntʃ ʌvðə fˈaɪɚ kˈʌmpəniz ɐdʒˈʌstmənt bjˈʊɹɹoʊ, ˈɪŋk., ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.
When he again became a civilian, he accepted a position with the Albany, Georgia, branch of the Fire Companies Adjustment Bureau, Inc., in February 1940.