In 1942, they moved to Alexandria, Virginia where Leo took the wartime job of Art Director for the Office of War Information in Washington, DC. When the war ended, he became a full-time freelancer, illustrating publications such as "Reader's Digest," "The Saturday Evening Post" (where he illustrated their "Letters to the Editor" column for 17 years) and "Kiplinger's Changing Times", where he contributed art to 390 consecutive issues. He also worked with advertising agencies like Ketchum, MacLeod & Grove illustrating advertisements for their clients. During this time, he also became the "artist/correspondent" for the controversial "PM".