[1][2] After World War II, Harllee was part of the Navy's Congressional liaison team, and was assigned to Representative John F. Kennedy from 1947 to 1948.
[1][2] During the Korean War Harllee returned to active duty as the executive office of the cruiser Manchester, receiving the Commendation Medal.
[1][2] After retiring, Harllee served as the chairperson of Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson in northern California in 1960.
He was the author of three books: The Marine from Manatee: A Tradition of Rifle Marksmanship (1984), Terror and Triumph: The Saga of Frank Carden (1990) and From Ships Destroyed to Ships Enjoyed: One Man's Experiences at Sea From Pearl Harbor to the Captain's Table (1997).
[1][4] Harllee died in February 2005 of pneumonia at the Maplewood Park Place retirement community in Bethesda, Maryland, at the age of 91.