In June 1942 he joined the United States Naval Reserves with service in the Mines Countermeasures Section, Research Division, Bureau of Ordinance until 1944 when he went to the General Ordinance School then the David W. Taylor Model Basin.
In June 1942, he joined the United States Naval Reserves, working within the Mines Countermeasures Section, Research Division, Bureau of Ordinance until 1944 when he went to the General Ordnance School and then the David W. Taylor Model Basin.