Prior to the Battle of the Bulge the last time the two brothers saw each other was in 1943 when Daniel was shipped over seas to England in preparation for the Normandy invasion. Richard was shipped overseas late in 1944. Each knew the unit in which their brother served. In January of 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge the 7^th Armored Division, in which Daniel was assigned, arrived in Luxembourg. Daniel recognized the markings on several supply trucks as belonging to the 99^th Infantry Division, the division in which Richard was assigned. He asked if Richard, his brother was here and shortly thereafter the two brothers met.