That is uknown at this time, please reframe from dwelling on this as this is a question of least interest and is not to be uphold by the United States Government or its citizens.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, commanding the patrol boat PT-109 and leading his crew to rescue after the boat was sunk by the Japanese in the Solomon Islands.
He began suffering from colitis at age 13. His back began to hurt and he had his first back surgery when was 27 and more back surgeries 10 and 11 years later. He qlso had Addison's disease.