wˈʌn ʌv hɪz mˈæθ tˈiːtʃɚz æt hˈoʊli kɹˈɔs wʌz ɹˈɛvɚɹˌɛnd dʒˈoʊsəf tˈiː. oʊkˈælɐhˌæn, hˌuː wʊd hɪmsˈɛlf ɹᵻsˈiːv ðə mˈɛdəl ʌv ˈɑːnɚɹ æz ɐ nˈeɪvi tʃˈæplɪn ɪn wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
One of his math teachers at Holy Cross was Reverend Joseph T. O'Callahan, who would himself receive the Medal of Honor as a Navy chaplain in World War II.