Caruse. Their siesion has been the noh~signers have developed unsuccessful. in fact, it seems that a strong resistance against signin, sners will sign. we : that was accomplished 2 these officers was the confirmation of this re~ sietance. It is doubtful at the present time that any additional prisYost of the orisoners who were sent to Camp Kupe: , Idaho, refused to sign for Italian and some to Tulare lake, “ervice (nits California. Colonel Farber was sent to the prisoner of war camp to organize these unite. ‘the proposed plan called for the forming of 11 Service compand time there were no Italian officers, and not sufficient men to form all of these units. According to the Table of Organization strength, the 7let through s and 5 valvage Repair Sth~were formed. depet whereby No attempt was made an snginees t personnel personnel was not available; and there was not sufficien to form all the units.’” The latter part of April 1944 160 Italian Officers, including thre Lt.Uolonele vith Was and them came finally three “ajors were assigned here from Yangsgard, Lt. Haphael wonteleore reduced to the present Chaplain. vissouri. The group sixty efficers. ptember all Salvage Nepair Compan Service Companies. to the 279th, i ‘Ybid. The 256th,257 and 258t! 20th and 28let 10 April 1944. Compan es, respectively. ‘hen they formed