WWll Italian POWS on Peddocks Island

WWll Italian POWS on Peddocks Island

in Boston Harbor!!!????

Presentation given on July 9th

POWs or Paesani?

July 9th Presentation

. Local historian Anne Marie Reardon told the story of why and how Italian POWs ended up in Boston, including the government’s rationale for their presence, the controversies they caused, and the lasting positive impact they made on Boston’s World War II home front.

The Italian Service Units of World War II in Boston

July 21, 2020 by Jessie Kratz, posted in - World War II, National Archives Near You

Today’s post comes from Joseph P. Keefe, an archives specialist at the National Archives at Boston.

In November 1942, following the Allies successful invasion of North Africa, over 51,000 Italian prisoners of war were sent to the United States to POW camps. On September 3, 1943, Allied forces made amphibious landings on the mainland of Italy, and by September 8, 1943, General Pietro Badoglio, who had taken over the Italian government when Dictator Benito Mussolini was arrested and imprisoned, surrendered to the Allies.

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Peddocks Island Ferry | City Cruises

Convenient ferry departures throughout the day, Thursday to Sunday, June 16 to September 4 · Beautiful views of the Harbor Islands, Boston Harbor,