 Dolan's second expedition may have been motivated partly by the need to take a leave of absence from Philadelphia society after a January 1934 arrest on disorderly conduct charges.On April 15, 1934, Dolan married Emilie Campan Gerhard, daughter of Albert Pepper Gerhard, of Overbrook, Philadelphia who accompanied him for a while on his second trip to China.Dolan joined the United States Army Air Forces after the attack on Pearl Harbor.