 In 1927 he moved to Houston, Texas and began a thirty-four-year career with the Texas Gulf Sulfur Company.He served and was wounded in both World War I and World War II, and received several Purple Heart medals in recognition of his service.Isaac Bencowitz began work at the Offenbach Archival Depot (also called the "Offenbach Collecting Point") as an intern in April 1946, after serving as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945, where he received another Purple Heart for combat wounding.