Harold Edward Craven was born June 22, 1912 in Prague, OK to Joseph F and Charlsie E Craven. By 1920 the family was living in Billings, MT. After graduating from Billings High School Harold attended Billings Business College before going to work as a salesman in Billings and in Washington state. In 1935 he married Helen A Crawford. In June 1942 Harold enlisted in the US Army and entered an officer candidate course to become a second lieutenant. He served in the European Theater of Operations from April 1944 to August 1948. Harold was acknowledged for his management of importance intelligence operations.

In the 1950s he worked as a Special Security Representative for the US Army in Europe and Asia. In 1955 he graduated from the US Army's Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. In 1957 he was assigend to the US Army Element. In 1959 he was assigned as Assistant Army Attache to the American Embassy at Cairo, UAR. In August 1965 after reaching the status of Lieutenant Colonel Harold Craven retired from the US Army. He continued to worked as the Assistant to the Director for Security Armed Forces Courier Service at Ft Huachuca, AZ until a Reduction in Force in March 1976 led to his retirement a few months later. Harold passed away May 25, 1978.

Helen Ada Craven (nee Crawford) was born June 28, 1912 in Billings, MT to Richard B Crawford and Lydia M Crawford. Helen often travelled with her husband on international trips and was commended in writing by a number of her husband's superiors. In 1952 she are her husband adopted a son, Michael Glen in Munich Germany (born in 1950). After her husband's passing in 1978, Helen remained in Cochise County, AZ. She passed away June 4, 1994.