 He attended elementary school from 1931-1937, Junior High School from 1938-1940, and High School from 1941-1943.He was in the Boy Scouts for about 3 years, took drum lessons, and played in a youth orchestra/marching band.Michael entered UCLA as a chemistry major in Fall 1943, completed one semester, then was drafted into the army in June 1944 (in the middle of his second semester).