ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, hiː pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən vˈɑːɹsᵻɾi ænd ðə bˈæɾəl ʌvðə bˈʌldʒ, ænd ðˈɛn ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə mɑːntˈænə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks.
In 1944, he participated in the Operation Varsity and the Battle of the Bulge, and then returned to Montana in 1946.