Ka kammala wannan magana: Ya yi karatu a Jami'ar Bucknell da Jami'ar Harvard, ya sami digiri na biyu daga duka biyu a shekara ta 1942. A lokacin Yaƙin Duniya na II, ya zama jami'in Sojojin Amurka kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin jami'in tarihi tare da sojojin Amurka a cikin
Yakin Turai na Tsakiya daga 1944 zuwa 45. Bayan yaƙin, Blumenson ya kasance a Faransa na tsawon shekaru, ya auri wata 'yar Faransa kuma daga baya ya raba lokacinsa tsakanin Faransa da Amurka.