Lewis Arthur Matthew Sumberg served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946, with the Amphibious Forces in the Pacific. He was a gunnery officer serving on the USS LST 799, seeing action in the Battle of Okinawa, 1945. He earned a PhD at the University of Paris then returned the the U.S. and enjoyed a career as a Professor of French at various universities. Sumberg was a proud veteran, viewing his service as one of his greatest accomplishments, and was a life-long Eisenhower Republican.