During World War II, he served as a communications officer on board of the destroyer "Conner" in the Pacific theater.
After his war service in the US Navy he earned a degree in foreign affairs from George Washington University.
[1] First posted to Italy, Wyatt delivered large sums of cash to Christian Democrat politicians as part a large-scale operation to sway the results of the 1948 election.
After his career in the CIA, Wyatt assisted Soviet defectors to acclimate to life in the United States.
[3] Wyatt attended Shevchenko's United States citizenship ceremony.