The Salem (Massachusetts) Evening News, reported on August 8, 1943, that the then-22-year-old outfielder, recently released from the USCG Salem Air Station in order to enlist in the USN's V-5 Aviation Training Program, was expected to use a month-long break to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Salem (Massachusetts) Evening News reported on August 8, 1943, that the then-22-year-old outfielder, who had been released from the USCG Salem Air Station to join the USN's V-5 Aviation Training Program, was expected to take a month-long break and play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.