The bodies of two American twin brothers, separated at death during WWII, were finally reunited — partly due to the research that a Nebraska high schooler conducted for her history project. (From our archive)
U.S. Navy personnel carry the casket of World War II sailor Julius"Henry" Pieper during a reburial service at the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on June 19. Seventy-four years to the day after their ship hit a mine off the coast of Normandy and sank, the soldier's remains were finally reunited with, and laid to rest beside, his twin brother Ludwig"Louie" Pieper.U.S.
An undated photo, provided by family member Susan Lawrence, shows twin brothers Julius and Ludwig Pieper in their U.S. Navy uniforms.An undated photo, provided by family member Susan Lawrence, shows twin brothers Julius and Ludwig Pieper in their U.S. Navy uniforms.Nearly two weeks after D-Day, Landing Ship Tank 523 was crossing the Channel from England, trying to reach France's Utah Beach. It was loaded with men, vehicles, equipment and explosives.
"We were looking at all the information we have on the unknowns in our cemeteries when, at the same time, a high school student in Nebraska was doing research," says Nosal."And it's almost like a new piece of the puzzle came across the table."It was 2015, and Vanessa Taylor was a student at Ainsworth High School in Ainsworth, Neb., and was looking for a topic for a class project.
"For her, it was like the biggest burden lifted off her shoulders. She was just carrying it all this time," says Lawrence."What happened to the brother — and to have him identified and know he was found, it was the biggest blessing for Thanksgiving we could have possibly had." He says this is the first missing soldier to be identified and buried in this Normandy cemetery of more than 9,300 graves.
One of the nephews, Louis Henry Pieper, is named after both twins. His father died before learning of the discovery of the missing sibling's remains.
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