kˈɜːləs mˈæɹid hɪz wˈaɪf, pˈɔːlɪn, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, ænd ˈoʊnli sˈɪks mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚ ðə wˈɛdɪŋ, hiː wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi.
Curless married his wife, Pauline, in 1951, and only six months after the wedding, he was drafted into the United States Army.