Ilyinsky, who was a U.S. citizen, attended Woodberry Forest School in Virginia and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, England, before joining the U.S. Marine Corps.
ˌɪlɪˈɪnski, hˌuː wʌzɐ jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˈɪɾɪzən, ɐtˈɛndᵻd wˈʊdbɛɹi fˈɔːɹɪst skˈuːl ɪn vɜːdʒˈɪniə ænd ðə ɹˈɔɪəl mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐkˈædəmi sˈændhɜːst, ˈɪŋɡlənd, bᵻfˌoːɹ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. mɚɹˈiːn kˈɔːɹ.