sentences:  As a young man, Below served in the Army twice.The first time between 1945 - 1946, after being conscripted into the United States Army, he served in the infantry, which didn't enable him doing much music ("I practiced on helmet liners, helmets, boxes and things like that").In 1946, When he was discharged from his service and came back home to Chicago, Below attended the reputable Roy C. Knapp School of Percussion, an establishment he graduated in 1948, and in which he received a wide and thorough musical education.