 John Williamson was released early , in 1955 , and deported to England , although he had lived in the United States since the age of ten . Irving Potash moved to Poland after his release from prison , then re @-@ entered the United States illegally in 1957 , and was arrested and sentenced to two years for violating immigration laws . Robert G. Thompson skipped bail , was captured in 1953 , and sentenced to an additional four years . He died in 1965 and U.S. Army officials refused him burial in Arlington National Cemetery . His wife challenged that decision , first losing in U.S. District Court and then winning in the Court of Appeals . Defense attorney George W. Crockett Jr. later became a Democratic congressman from Michigan . 
