Born to Swiss immigrant parents in the Bronx, New York, Abplanalp graduated from Fordham Preparatory School in 1939 and studied mechanical engineering at Villanova University and ran his own small machine shop prior to entering the United States Army in 1943.
Abplanalp was born to Swiss immigrant parents in the Bronx, New York. Abplanalp graduated from Fordham Preparatory School in 1939. Abplanalp studied mechanical engineering at Villanova University. Abplanalp ran his own small machine shop prior to. Abplanalp was entering the United States Army in 1943.