pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tə pɹˈaɪvət fˈɜːst klˈæs ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, æt ðə kəŋklˈuːʒən ʌvðə fˈaɪvwˈiːk kˈoːɹs, ðə kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd pˈæɹətʃˌuːɾɪst dʒˈɔɪnd kˈʌmpəni sˈiː, θˈɜːd pˈæɹəʃˌuːt bɐtˈæliən ʌvðə θˈɜːd mɚɹˈiːn dᵻvˈɪʒən æt kˈæmp ˈɛlɪət, sˌæn dɪˈeɪɡoʊ.
Promoted to private first class on December 19, 1942, at the conclusion of the five-week course, the qualified parachutist joined Company C, 3rd Parachute Battalion of the 3rd Marine Division at Camp Elliott, San Diego.