Title |
001_History of the Prisoner of War Camp |
Description |
A collection of photographs and oral history quotes that document the history of the Prisoner of War camp at Defense Depot Ogden that opened in 1943 and closed in 1946. The oral histories were conducted with widows of German and Italian POWs, former guards, and community members. |
Subject |
Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoner-of-war camps--Utah; Prisoners of war--Photographs; Ogden Defense Depot; Ogden (Utah) |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Original |
1940; 1944; 1945; 1946 |
Date |
1940; 1944; 1945; 1946 |
Date Digital |
2014 |
Type |
Text |
Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/134 |
Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
Source |
MS 29 Box 26 Fd 4-5 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
Format |
application/pdf |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6hae4wk |
Setname |
wsu_wwii |
ID |
99162 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6hae4wk |
Title |
Page 62 |
Description |
A collection of photographs and oral history quotes that document the history of the Prisoner of War camp at Defense Depot Ogden that opened in 1943 and closed in 1946. The oral histories were conducted with widows of German and Italian POWs, former guards, and community members. |
Subject |
Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoner-of-war camps--Utah; Prisoners of war--Photographs; Ogden Defense Depot; Ogden (Utah) |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Original |
1940; 1944; 1945; 1946 |
Date |
1940; 1944; 1945; 1946 |
Date Digital |
2014 |
Type |
Text |
Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/134 |
Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
Source |
MS 29 Box 26 Fd 4-5 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
OCR Text |
Show conducted midnight masses for the Italian Service Units here. wvass is held every night at & P ¥ with confession afterward. prisoners all carry tes taments er prayer books and the erman Catholics have mass every only in the chapel, Sunday. They have organized a choir to sing and "look as if they ery all the time they sing. so good as Italiane--nobody Not ¢an sing so well as the Italians,* een asked 4¢ something could be dene about the Italians etedling, he said it Was only a trait fession prohibited discussion He denied any Italian right to complain, their dinner. complaint about food because have better cocks. Italians will there is none the ethice of cone | of the matter. "they have no mot give in the regular up coffee mees. scldiers They had wine this Christmas with wine if they have to give up their ecffee. but that ase their food is even better than the American the Italiane because of human nature and for wine. They dc not want The officers have wine at neale They are used to stronger beer at home than they ean get at the Post Exchange. Woney is so worthless in Italy a pair ef shoes—-that home. the Ital 20w~—six or seven thousand lire for ins are saving all possible to send or take If these soldiers were in Italy they would be receiving © lire a day. He found no complaints in his visits to cther prison camps--either var at Hill Field, or the Italians at parable to our merchant marines and who are mow on parole and free to work in places Suék as the Note The Italian Service Units Domani~—The Italy of Tos wrrow. for their club Utah. print an illustrated newsps per called They algo entertainments. ~62~ print very elaborate programs |
Format |
application/pdf |
Setname |
wsu_wwii |
ID |
99836 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6hae4wk/99836 |