He was assigned to the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion .
He was sent to Officer Candidate School ; he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in March 1943 and returned to his battalion , deploying with it to England and then to North - Western Europe .
He was assigned to the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion , and sent to Officer Candidate School ; he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in March 1943 and returned to his battalion , deploying with it to England and then to North - Western Europe .