bˈɛnɪt ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈɑːɹmi ænd sˈɜːvd ɪn fɹˈæns dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɛvənti sˈɛvənθ ˈɪnfəntɹi dᵻvˈɪʒənz θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtθ ˈɪnfəntɹi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt.
Bennett enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in France during World War I as a member of the 77th Infantry Division's 308th Infantry Regiment.