He attended grades 1-8 at Oak Mound School in Kragnes Township, Minnesota and graduated from Moorhead High School in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1948.
hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɡɹˈeɪdz wˈʌn dˈæʃ ˈeɪt æɾ ˈoʊk mˈaʊnd skˈuːl ɪn kɹˈæɡnɪz tˈaʊnʃɪp, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm mˈʊɹhɛd hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn mˈʊɹhɛd, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.