Italian prisoners of war in Pennsylvania : allies on the home front, 1944-1945 /
Falvio G. Conti and Alan R. Perry.
- 1 online resource (319 pages)
- The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian Studies .
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studies. .
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.
9781611479980 (e-book)
United States. Army. Italian Service Unit Battalion, 321st.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American. Prisoners of war--United States. Prisoners of war--Italy. Italian Americans--History--Pennsylvania--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Italian Americans. World War, 1939-1945--War work--Pennsylvania--Letterkenny.
Letterkenny Army Depot (Pa.)--History--20th century.