ɪnðə mˈɪdfˈɪftiz hiː sˈɜːvd tˈuː jˈɪɹz wɪððə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi, ʌvwˈɪtʃ wˈʌn jˈɪɹ wʌz spˈɛnt ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp.
In the mid-fifties he served two years with the United States Army, of which one year was spent in Europe.