Prisoners of War
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
DDO Prisoners of War Collection
Defense Depot of Ogden
This collection contains the records of the Defense Depot Ogden that was built during World War II. The depot also housed an Italian and German POW camp.
Giordano Family Photographs
Contains photocopies of photographs of Guisseppe Giordano as a POW at the Ogden DDO, in his homeland of Italy and with his family in Weber County. It also contains photocopies of newspaper clippings and articles about Giordano and the Italian POW experience.
Mark Streeter POW Autobiography
Autobiography of Mark Streeter, WWII POW held in Japan
POW Guard Letter
The Ogden Defense Depot, designated as a POW camp on October 11, 1942, was one of the first ten camps in the country. An estimated 5,000 Italian prisoners and approximately 4,000 German prisoners were sent to the facility. The prisoners worked in local warehouses, farms, and orchard.