Donald Rae and Harold William joined the Army in February of 1943 and were in the service until December of 1945. During their stay of duty they were in the same battalion and occasionally got to see each other. They served in the North African campaign and in the Battle of the Bulge. Harold would work for the US Government all of his working life, and retired in about 1979.

During their marriage of more than 50 years, Harold and Madelyn have lived in San Rafael, then Solona Beach, CA.