POW's

Steve Lempitski · 03-18-2002, 01:48 PM

They used to get weekend passes to spend with Italian families in the north end of the city. The Italians used to be such good cooks, that the camp commander, his family, and many of the guards would dine with the prisoners instead of on their own rations. Pasta was supplied by the U.S. government, and the prisoners would grow their own tomatoes for sauce, vegetables for salad, and others would spend the day either fishing for striped bass in the warm months, or digging for clams, mussels, and quahogs in the winter. All they missed was a good glass of vino rosso!

03-18-2002, 01:48 PM	#14
Steve Lempitski User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Old Cape Cod Posts: 238 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Italian POWS were held on an Island in Boston Harbor They used to get weekend passes to spend with Italian families in the north end of the city. The Italians used to be such good cooks, that the camp commander, his family, and many of the guards would dine with the prisoners instead of on their own rations. Pasta was supplied by the U.S. government, and the prisoners would grow their own tomatoes for sauce, vegetables for salad, and others would spend the day either fishing for striped bass in the warm months, or digging for clams, mussels, and quahogs in the winter. All they missed was a good glass of vino rosso!

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