dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, hiː sˈɜːvd wɪð dʒˈɛn. dwˈaɪt dˈiː. ˈaɪzənhˌaʊɚɹ æz tʃˈiːf ʌv mˈeɪntənəns fɚðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈeɪtθ ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs ænd lˈɛft ðə sˈɜːvɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv æz ɐ ˌɛltˈiː kˈɑːl.
During World War II, he served with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as Chief of Maintenance for the U.S. 8th Air Force and left the service in 1945 as a LtCol.