Guglielmo Olivotto's Grave

This is Guglielmo Olivotto's grave, it can be found in the back corner of the Fort Lawton Military cemetery.  Who was Guglielmo Olivotto?  He was an Italian POW being held at Fort Lawton in August of 1944, when he met an unfortunate end.  Guglielmo was the only casualty of a riot that broke out on the night of August 14, 1944.  It is unclear whether Guglielmo committed suicide or was hung by an angry mod of mostly African American soldiers.  What is known is 43 soldiers faced court marshal, all of them African Americans.  In the end 28 were convicted of rioting and two were convicted of the manslaughter or Guglielmo.  The sad story is told in the book On American Soil, a good read.