Served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He graduated from Princeton in 1941 and joined the Naval Reserves. In 1944 he became a cadet. He was the pilot of TBM Avenger torpedo bomber "FT-36" [TBM-1C - BuNo 46094], that was part of the infamous Flight 19 squadron, that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle during a routine 5-ship overwater navigation training mission out of Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He graduated from Princeton in 1941 and joined the Naval Reserves. In 1944 he became a cadet. He was the pilot of TBM Avenger torpedo bomber "FT-36" [TBM-1C - BuNo 46094], that was part of the infamous Flight 19 squadron, that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle during a routine 5-ship overwater navigation training mission out of Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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