アメリカ極東陸軍
When the Second World War broke out in 1941, he enlisted with the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). He began as a First Sergeant from 1941 to 1943, was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1944, then to Captain in 1945, and Major in 1946. He is a survivor of the Bataan Death March, where he was able to escape from soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army.