ðə mˈɛn ɹᵻfˈɜːd tə hˌɪm sˈɪmpli æz "bˈɑːb," ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɐdmˈaɪɚd hˌɪm æz ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚ hˌuː hæd stˈɑːɹɾᵻd æz ɐ pɹˈaɪvət ænd wˈɜːkt hɪz wˈeɪ ˌʌp θɹuː ðə ɹˈæŋks.
The men referred to him simply as "Bob," and generally admired him as an officer who had started as a private and worked his way up through the ranks.