 From 1940 to 1945 in 38 cities across the United States, he and three others performed at bond rallies raising $120 million in support of the war effort; the group was featured on prominent radio shows of the day such as Jack Benny and Fred Allen, and was received by luminaries from Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House to Walt Disney in his studio.Williams served in the United States Army, 1953 – 1955, detailed to the National Security Agency in its early days.He joined the Foreign Service in 1956.