hiː sˈɜːvd ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz æz ɐ fˈɜːst luːtˈɛnənt ɪnðə sˈɪkstiːnθ ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz fɹʌm mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn tə sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ænd ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ.
He served overseas as a First Lieutenant in the Sixteenth Railroad Engineers from May 1917 to September 1919 during and immediately after World War I.