 The Americans initially believed him to be a Japanese soldier in German uniform; at the time, Lieutenant Robert Brewer of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, reported that his regiment had captured four Asians in German uniform after the Utah Beach landings, and that initially no one was able to communicate with them.Yang was sent to a prison camp in Britain and later transferred to a camp in the United States.Allegedly, Yang Kyoungjong, a German prisoner-of-war, was released by the US Army from captivity in 1947.