Description During World War II, more than six thousand prisoners of war resided at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and its branch Camps at Columbus, Rossford, Cambridge, Celina, Bowling Green, Defiance, Marion, Parma and Wilmington.
Some local residents.
The Italian prisoners who arrived first charmed locals with their affable, easygoing natures, while their German successors often put on a serious, intractable front.
From the start, the Camps were a study in contradictions.
Description During World War II, more than six thousand prisoners of war resided at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and its branch Camps at Columbus, Rossford, Cambridge, Celina, Bowling Green, Defiance, Marion, Parma and Wilmington