Peter and Dieter traveled to “America” on the Marine Shark, a US cargo ship (Figure 7.1). The trip, as Peter understood it, was to “visit their mother.” Peter had not seen his mother since he was six years old. Intermittent letters and the packages of food and gifts were the only contacts. Peter refused to make the trip without Dieter, whose approval by the US government was delayed because he had helped in the German Airforce. Richard and Charlotte prepared Dieter and Peter for their transit, putting together a photo album for the boys with childhood photos. Dieter and Peter arrived in Ellis Island at the end of 1948, shortly before Peter’s 18th birthday (Figure 7.2).