03755nam 2200613 450 991081742360332120221026152200.01-61147-998-3(CKB)3710000000875472(EBL)4684349(OCoLC)958518446(MiAaPQ)EBC4684349(EXLCZ)99371000000087547220160718h20162016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierItalian prisoners of war in Pennsylvania allies on the home front, 1944-1945 /Falvio G. Conti and Alan R. PerryLanham, MD :Farleigh Dickinson University Press,[2016]©20161 online resource (319 p.)The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian StudiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-61147-999-1 1-61147-997-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Capture -- Arrival in the United States -- The Letterkenny Army Depot and the Italian service units -- American public opinion and the Italian pows -- The Apostolic Delegate Amleto Cicognani's first visit to the depot in October 1944 -- Italian Americans, women, and Letterkenny co-operators -- The treatment of prisoners -- Letterkenny's chapel and bell tower built by the Italian prisoners -- Spring 1945: Brig. Gen. John M. Eager, Italian Ambassador Alberto Tarchiani visit the Letterkenny Depot -- End of the war in Europe and the Pacific: awaiting repatriation -- Autumn 1945: the 321st ISU Battalion returns home -- Letterkenny's Italian veterans and postwar Italy -- Back in the United States as free citizens -- Conclusion: the Letterkenny legacy -- Appendix A: List of all Letterkenny POWsv-- Appendix B: Italian officers detained at Letterkenny -- Appendix C: List of Italian American civilians that helped the POWs -- Appendix D: U.S. Army officers and non-commissioned officers at Letterkenny that interfaced with the POWs -- Appendix E: Map of the depot.Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania examines the World War II experience of 1,200 Italian soldiers, detained at Letterkenny Army Depot near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, who agreed to cooperate with the U.S. government and were organized into the 321st Italian Service Unit Battalion. In addition to providing valuable logistical, quartermaster, repair, and ordnance support that aided Allied operations, these POWs formed strong bonds with local citizens and Italian Americans, leaving a legacy that survives to this day.Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studies.World War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons, AmericanPrisoners of warUnited StatesPrisoners of warItalyItalian AmericansPennsylvaniaHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945Italian AmericansWorld War, 1939-1945War workPennsylvaniaLetterkennyLetterkenny Army Depot (Pa.)History20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons, American.Prisoners of warPrisoners of warItalian AmericansHistoryWorld War, 1939-1945Italian Americans.World War, 1939-1945War work940.54700000000003Conti Falvio G.1665448Perry Alan R.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817423603321Italian prisoners of war in Pennsylvania4024062UNINA