On 4 November 1937 in Cook, Illinois, United States Rognan married Jean Muriel O'Rourke who was born on 18 January 1912.
[2] From approximately 1938 onwards the couple performed under the name "Lorraine and Rognan" as a comedy ballroom dance team in vaudeville and in two Paramount musicals The Fleet's In (1942) and Salute for Three (1943).
[3][4] The couple were travelling as part of a United Service Organizations group that was on Pan American Boeing 314 flying boat Yankee Clipper which crashed while attempting to land on the Tagus River at Lisbon, Portugal, on 22 February 1943.
[8] After she had recovered Jean returned to performing with the USO, travelling to England in March 1944 to entertain.
[10] In reply Pan American offered $8,291 for personal injuries and $414 for loss of their baggage, citing the provisions of the Warsaw Convention on international transportation.