in the army, diggs was a part of the third division in the u.s. invasion of sicily in 1943, where he was captured and held as a prisoner at oflag 64, a prison camp in northern poland. as a pow, diggs met with george juskalian and together they founded and edited a pow newspaper which was based on reports from incoming pows and german accounts. among the journalist who wrote for the paper was pulitzer prize winner, larry allen.