a time of national mourning, all federal executions were put on hold. After the war ended, their sentences were commuted to life imprisonment by President Harry Truman. Gimpel was paroled in 1955; Colepaugh, whose sentence was further reduced to 30 years in 1952, was paroled in 1960. Last years After his release, Colepaugh moved to King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, where he worked in a print shop. He subsequently owned and operated a retail business that sold office furniture. He married and participated in community activities, volunteered with the Boy Scouts and became a member of Rotary. He died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in 2005. Gimpel and Colepaugh are believed to have been the last Nazi German spies in World War II who reached the United States. See also John Codd Erich Gimpel References External links Article on Colepaugh and Gimpel at fas.org Allied report on the interrogation of Colepaugh and Gimpel at ibiblio.org Contains a report on Colepaugh and Gimpel at navy.mil On A Dark and Stormy Night (archived) CRS Report for Congress "Military Tribunals: The Quirin Precedent," March 26, 2002 G-Men Grab Two Nazi Spies 1918 births 2005 deaths People from East Lyme, Connecticut American sailors Admiral Farragut Academy alumni Deaths from Alzheimer's disease American people convicted of spying for Nazi Germany United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Navy reservists United States Navy sailors American prisoners sentenced to death Prisoners sentenced to death by the United States military Recipients of American presidential clemency Neurological disease deaths in Pennsylvania