‘It needs to be told’: A long-hidden story about a Northborough POW finally being shared

Contributing Writer

NORTHBOROUGH – In 1984, Ralph S. Metcalf sat down with a tape recorder. “This is Ralph Metcalf – 86 Maple Street, Northborough, Massachusetts. I am 65 years old. I am recording this at the request of my grandchildren,” he spoke into the machine.

After Ralph’s passing in 1994, his grandson, Eric, transcribed the tapes and turned them into a book…

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