hiː tɹˈeɪnd æt kwˈɔntɪkˌoʊ, vɜːdʒˈɪniə, ænd nˈuː ɹˈɪvɚ, nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə, ðˈɛn wɛnt ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː wɪð fˈɜːst bɐtˈæliən, fˈɜːst mɚɹˈiːnz.
He trained at Quantico, Virginia, and New River, North Carolina, then went overseas in June 1942 with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines.