Although Joe Bressler made repeated attempts over the years to find Oscar Prasse, it was not until 1992 that Oscar surfaced in a nursing home near Virginia Beach, Virginia.  James T. Wynne (Hq1 Light Machine Gun Platoon) visited the nursing home to verify the presence of "our"  Hq1 Oscar Prasse.

Oscar had been leading a rather quiet life in the Medicenter Nursing Home in Virginia Beach, VA.  Oscar said he never knew that anyone was looking for him,  and he never thought what he had done in Normandy was anything special. Joe Bressler says; "If it hadn't been for Oscar, I wouldn't be here.

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Oscar Prasse (on left) and James T. Wynne meeting in the Virginia Beach nursing home after 53 Years. Both men had suffered frozen feet, and had been evacuated from the bitter cold, snow covered European battle-field in 1945.

In 1992, James T. Wynne hosted a Hq1 reunion in Virginia Beach.  Oscar Prasse for the first time in 47 years joined his WW II company. He enjoy-ed being with Mel Beets, and meeting with his WW II comrades. Unfortunately, Joe Bressler missed the reunion.  

Oscar Prasse died in 1992.  Mel Beets died in 2001. Joe Bressler resides with his beloved wife Becky in Pompano Beach, Florida.