During World War II, he served part time with the Coast Guard. After his wife died in the 1940s, he moved to Florida, where he remarried a Navy widow in 1955, gaining a daughter and three grandchildren.
During World War II, he worked for the Coast Guard part-time. Following his wife's death in the 1940s, he moved to Florida, marrying a Navy widow in 1955, bringing a daughter and three grandchildren into his life.