"I arrived in Milwaukee on St. Patrick's Day, 1939," he later recalled. "I started to work at Pabst on May 11, 1939, and I worked for Pabst for 44 years."
He first set foot in Milwaukee on St. Patrick's Day, 1939, according to him. Then he commenced his tenure at Pabst on May 11, 1939, and continued to be associated with the organization for a span of 44 years.