, ▁being ▁finally ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁who ▁carried ▁him ▁out ▁and ▁rendered ▁first ▁aid . ▁ ▁Medal ▁Ins cription ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁after ▁Sie gel ▁received ▁a ▁" less ▁than ▁honor able " ▁dis charge ▁from ▁the ▁Navy , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁driver . ▁Later , ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁Sie gel ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁iron worker ▁on ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Bridge ▁or ▁simply ▁a ▁bridge ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁according ▁to ▁family . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁Sie gel ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁Navy ▁and ▁requested ▁they ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁ 3 rd ▁en list ment . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁his ▁ple a . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁living ▁at ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Del aware ▁in ▁Mil w au kee , ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Sie gel ▁abandoned ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁daughter ▁and ▁head ed ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁oil ▁fields . ▁They ▁never ▁divor ced ▁and ▁he ▁started ▁a ▁new ▁life , ▁never ▁having ▁any ▁contact ▁with ▁them ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Sie gel ▁is ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁Lav agas ▁( bel ieving ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁Las ▁Veg as ) ▁per ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Census ▁records , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Sie gel ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁lin eman