He served as an apprentice seaman in the United States Navy (Columbia University Naval Unit), October 3, 1918, to December 17, 1918. He was graduated from the law department of Fordham University, New York City, in 1921.
As a young man, he served as an apprentice sailor in the U.S. Navy (part of Columbia University's naval unit) from October 3, 1918, to December 17, 1918. He went on to graduate with a law degree from Fordham University in New York City in 1921.