prevent their attempts. On one occasion recorded in the camps history, two POWS were spotted at 2:15 a.m. crossing the soccer field after a quick check found them missing. A war dog and its handler apprehended the two. An anecdote developed from such experiences involving the competency of the dogs to guard prisoners at the Depot. Reprinted from an unknown source in the Depot's Silver Anniversary edition of the HUB, it read, "The animals were used with women guards in patrolling warehouse areas at night and with enlisted men in guarding POW camp areas. At the Utah Depot it was found that one dog accompanied by a woman guard could patrol an area formerly requiring two men guards. The war dogs were employed at the Depot through 1945, POW LIFE were. There was good reason for the Italians feeling they were being well treated, they In fact the camp's motto for governing the population was "fairness and firmness." It was believed that leisure outlets, sufficient subsistence and welfare would create a better mental attitude and enthusiasm for the work to be done. The work to be done was tough. Dozens of civilian business relied on the prisoners, both the ISU personnel and the German POWS, for their livelihood since many that would normally work for them took jobs at the depot and Hill Air Force Base. Work ranged from picking fruit to plucking turkeys. And though fraternization with the locals was forbidden, many a friendship between handsome, tale-telling soldiers and pretty, young Ogden women later ended in matrimony. Besides being provided work, the prisoners were also offered a variety of ways to improve themselves and stay fit. About the only thing they did not appreciate was their confinement to the Depot. A sit-down strike followed the apprehension, trial and confinement of 15 ISU members who had snuck from the camp into town. A favorite sport of most Europeans, soccer was a major pastime for the Italians and the Germans. There were leagues set up and all competed regularly for coveted camp championships. Religious observance was important to many prisoners. Regular services were offered both to the Catholics and the Protestants. showed up for services. On Easter Sunday 1945, 1,362 internees "The need of German speaking chaplains of both the Catholic and Protestant faiths is very definite," one observation in the camp history revealed, demonstrating and unanticipated religious enthusiasts. Sixty prisoners united their voices in a choir which performed at all religious Services and major events. They had to write out the words of the songs they sung because there were no book available to them. In addition, prisoners organized a band and an orchestra. All the musical groups had to squeeze practice time into Sundays and between shifts as work always came first. | A great deal of artistic talent made its way to the Depot. Painters of portraits, still life and landscape contributed to their camp's culture through their creations. Their work