wɪð ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən ɪn wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ ɪn fˈʊl pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs, ɐ fjˈuː wˈiːks lˈeɪɾɚ, hiː wʌz ɐn ˈɪnfəntɹi pɹˈaɪvət ˌɔn ɐ tɹˈuːp ʃˈɪp bˈaʊnd fɔːɹ jˈʊɹɹəp.
With America's participation in World War I in full progress, a few weeks later, he was an infantry private on a troop ship bound for Europe.