dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ hiː sˈɜːvd æz ɐ sˈiːmən, sˈɛkənd klˈæs ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts nˈeɪvi fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn tə dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn.
During the First World War he served as a seaman, second class in the United States Navy from March 1918 to December 1918.