ðɛɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə mɚɹˈiːn kˈɔːɹ ɹɪzˈɜːv ænd kəmˈændᵻd ðə sˈɛkənd ˈɪnfəntɹi bɐtˈæliən, ˈʌzmkɚ, hˈɪŋæm, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, ʌntˈɪl ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, wˌɛn hiː wʌz kˈɔːld tʊ ˈæktɪv dˈuːɾi wɪð hɪz bɐtˈæliən əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə kɚɹˈiːən wˈɔːɹ.
There he became affiliated with the Marine Corps Reserve and commanded the 2nd Infantry Battalion, USMCR, Hingham, Massachusetts, until August 1950, when he was called to active duty with his battalion upon the outbreak of the Korean War.