In a war battlefield commissions were not uncommon especially with high casualty rates in combat.
exactly
he fought in 3 wars, a battlefield commission would be likely OR he could have even applied and gone to OCS before Korea.
People like Grammerian who doubt heroes like this man exist make me sick
My uncle spent 4 years in a Japanese prison camp. He was an enlisted sailor when captured. Was given a promotion to officer. And yes he made it out alive. He died about 5 years ago.