dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ hiː sˈɜːvd æz ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ɪnðə jˌuːˈɛs ˈɑːɹmi, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɐn ɪntˈɛɹəɡˌeɪɾɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɜːmən pɹˈɪzənɚz ʌv wˈɔːɹ.
During World War I he served as an officer in the US Army, where he was an interrogator of German prisoners of war.