<p>After the war started, he enlisted in the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Army" title="US Army" class="mw-redirect">US Army</a> on 1 April 1942. He was accepted into aviation cadet training and was sent to <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuma,_Arizona" title="Yuma, Arizona">Yuma, Arizona</a> where his flight instructor was future U.S. Senator and presidential candidate <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Goldwater" title="Barry Goldwater">Barry Goldwater</a>. He completed his flying training on 9