LEADER 03755nam 2200613 450 001 9910817423603321 005 20221026152200.0 010 $a1-61147-998-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000875472 035 $a(EBL)4684349 035 $a(OCoLC)958518446 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4684349 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000875472 100 $a20160718h20162016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aItalian prisoners of war in Pennsylvania $eallies on the home front, 1944-1945 /$fFalvio G. Conti and Alan R. Perry 210 1$aLanham, MD :$cFarleigh Dickinson University Press,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (319 p.) 225 1 $aThe Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian Studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61147-999-1 311 $a1-61147-997-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCapture -- 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. 330 $aItalian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania examines the World War II experience of 1,200 Italian soldiers, detained at Letterkenny Army Depot near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, who agreed to cooperate with the U.S. government and were organized into the 321st Italian Service Unit Battalion. In addition to providing valuable logistical, quartermaster, repair, and ordnance support that aided Allied operations, these POWs formed strong bonds with local citizens and Italian Americans, leaving a legacy that survives to this day. 410 0$aFairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studies. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPrisoners and prisons, American 606 $aPrisoners of war$zUnited States 606 $aPrisoners of war$zItaly 606 $aItalian Americans$zPennsylvania$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xItalian Americans 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xWar work$zPennsylvania$zLetterkenny 607 $aLetterkenny Army Depot (Pa.)$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPrisoners and prisons, American. 615 0$aPrisoners of war 615 0$aPrisoners of war 615 0$aItalian Americans$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xItalian Americans. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xWar work 676 $a940.54700000000003 700 $aConti$b Falvio G.$01665448 702 $aPerry$b Alan R. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817423603321 996 $aItalian prisoners of war in Pennsylvania$94024062 997 $aUNINA