He received his rabbinic training at the Hebrew Theological College of Chicago. During World War II. Rabbi Ott served with distinction as combat chaplain with the 83d Infantry Division in the European theater of operations. He is the recipient of five battle stars and Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster. While in Europe. Rabbi Ott rendered service to concentration camp victims from Deggendorf. Dachau. and BergenBelsen. He reestablished the Israelite Consistoire in Luxembourg with the help of the Grand Bishop Josef Phillipe II of Luxembourg. and founded a refugee community in the town of Pocking. Germany. Rabbi Ott was awarded a special citation by Dr.