Complex sentence: He served in the South Pacific during World War II as part of the Marine's island-hopping operations including Guadalcanal and Bougainville and returned home, joined the Marine Corps Reserve and earned a law degree in 1949 from the University of Virginia Law School.
Split into simpler sentences: He served in the South Pacific during World War II as part of the Marine's island-hopping operations including Guadalcanal and Bougainville. After returning home, he joined the Marine Corps Reserve and earned a law degree in 1949 from the University of Virginia Law School.