After enlisting in the United States Army Air Corps in 1942 at the age of 19 and basic training in Florida, he received electrical engineering training at Yale University, Harvard University and MIT.
Setelah masuk dalam Korps Udara Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat pada 1942 pada usia 19 tahun dan pelatihan dasar di Florida, ia meraih pelatihan teknik elektrikal di Universitas Yale, Universitas Harvard dan MIT.