illéry married a united states army air corps major charles h. greiner (1914–1947) during world war ii and moved to the united states with him on may 26, 1946 the marriage only lasted a few months before he was killed in an accident. she worked for the american red cross as a nurse during the war and took up american citizenship in 1946. she later married james gibson and the couple moved to palos verdes, california, where illéry lived for the rest of her life.