pˈoʊp wʌz pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ænd ɐsˈaɪnd fɔːɹ wˈʌn jˈɪɹ æz ɐ stˈuːdənt ɪnðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ kˈoːɹs æt jˈeɪl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
Pope was promoted to major in January 1945 and assigned for one year as a student in the Japanese language course at Yale University.