▁in ▁a ▁ship yard ▁and ▁living ▁with ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁his ▁younger , ▁Mary ▁Lou ▁Sie gel ▁from ▁Henry etta , ▁Oklahoma . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁John ▁Otto ▁Sie gel ▁to ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Navigation , ▁Navy ▁Department , ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁request ing ▁a ▁duplicate ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁be ▁issued . ▁The ▁letter ▁states ▁that ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁John ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁an ▁" I ron ▁Work er " ▁on ▁the ▁B ould er ▁Dam ▁project , ▁in ▁the ▁" De ath ▁Valley ▁J unction " ▁of ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁that ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁a ▁fire ▁swe pt ▁through ▁the ▁camp , ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁Williams ville ▁( known ▁to ▁its ▁inhabitants ▁as ▁R agt own ) ▁destroy ing ▁all ▁his ▁belong ings ▁including ▁his ▁medal ▁and ▁service ▁documents . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁the ▁Bureau ▁replied ▁with ▁instruction ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁replacement ▁medal . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Sie gel ▁made ▁another ▁request ▁that ▁the ▁Navy ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁re en list . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Sie gel ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁Navy ▁request ing ▁a ▁replacement ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁and ▁rib bon ▁bar ▁pin ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁letter