A lokacin da yake da shekaru 12, ya shiga St. Fidelis Minor Seminary a Herman, makarantar kwana ga daliban da suke tunanin shiga cikin Franciscan. Yayin da yake can, ban da nazarin batutuwa na makarantar sakandare na yau da kullun, ya kuma yi nazarin Mutanen Espanya, Fotigal, Girkanci, Jamusanci, da Ibrananci, yayin da kuma yake aiki a wasan kwaikwayo. Tambaya: Yaushe ne aka haifi Sean Patrick O'Malley?
29 ga Yuni, 1944