Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania examines the World War II experience of 1,200 Italian soldiers, detained at Letterkenny Army Depot. They provided valuable logistical, quartermaster, repair, and ordnance support that aided Allied operations, these POWs formed strong bonds with local citizens and Italian Americans, leaving a lasting legacy.
Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania examines the World War II experience of 1,200 Italian soldiers, detained at Letterkenny Army Depot. They provided valuable logistical, quartermaster, repair, and ordnance support that aided Allied operations, these POWs formed strong bonds with local citizens and Italian Americans, leaving a lasting legacy.
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The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies
Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Capture 2 Arrival in the United States 3 The Letterkenny Army Depot and the Italian Service Units 4 American Public Opinion and the Italian POWs 5 The Apostolic Delegate Amleto Cicognani's First Visit to the Depot in October 1944 6 Italian Americans, Women, and Letterkenny Co-operators 7 The Treatment of Prisoners 8 Letterkenny's Chapel and Bell Tower Built by the Italian Prisoners 9 Spring 1945: Brig. Gen. John M. Eager, Italian Ambassador Alberto Tarchiani Visit the Letterkenny Depot 10 End of the War in Europe and the Pacific: Awaiting Repatriation 11 Autumn 1945: The 321st ISU Battalion Returns Home 12 Letterkenny's Italian Veterans and Postwar Italy 13 Back in the United States as Free Citizens 14 Conclusion: The Letterkenny Legacy Appendix A List of all Letterkenny POWs 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
Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Capture 2 Arrival in the United States 3 The Letterkenny Army Depot and the Italian Service Units 4 American Public Opinion and the Italian POWs 5 The Apostolic Delegate Amleto Cicognani's First Visit to the Depot in October 1944 6 Italian Americans, Women, and Letterkenny Co-operators 7 The Treatment of Prisoners 8 Letterkenny's Chapel and Bell Tower Built by the Italian Prisoners 9 Spring 1945: Brig. Gen. John M. Eager, Italian Ambassador Alberto Tarchiani Visit the Letterkenny Depot 10 End of the War in Europe and the Pacific: Awaiting Repatriation 11 Autumn 1945: The 321st ISU Battalion Returns Home 12 Letterkenny's Italian Veterans and Postwar Italy 13 Back in the United States as Free Citizens 14 Conclusion: The Letterkenny Legacy Appendix A List of all Letterkenny POWs 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
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