Story Retold

This legend was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1919. The life became brutal to him when he became orphan at the mere age of four as his parents died in a car accident. After the demise of his parents, he with his two sisters were taken in by his grandparents. He did his graduation from high school in Clarinda, Iowa. His professional profile included many menial jobs that he took up after completing his graduation. It was in 1941 that he got a new direction to his career when he enlisted himself in the U.S.  Army. Initially, the recruiter rejected him by saying  “We don’t have any quotas for you people.” But he was far from giving up.