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Author: Kurt Greenbaum

A media consultant and communications director for Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

An Accounting of the Packages and Letters He’s Recently Received

March 1, 2012

A collection of packages, including cigarettes, candy and other stuff. … More An Accounting of the Packages and Letters He’s Recently Received

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Aunt Mary’s Christmas Fruitcake Arrives in Time for the Holidays

February 29, 2012

When all else fails, write a letter about packages. … More Aunt Mary’s Christmas Fruitcake Arrives in Time for the Holidays

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A Letter Addressed Directly to His Baby Sister for the First Time

February 28, 2012

He’s writing to my mother, who is 3 years old at this time–and may already not remember Babe very much. … More A Letter Addressed Directly to His Baby Sister for the First Time

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The Day After Thanksgiving, Happy for the Feast He Enjoyed

February 27, 2012

“I had turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, olives, cake, peas, dressing, bread, jam and coffee. That meal was so tempting I just had to go back for seconds.” … More The Day After Thanksgiving, Happy for the Feast He Enjoyed

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‘All That Was Left of the Place Was a Huge Pile of Stone and Debris’

February 26, 2012

Babe recalls that his parents told him he had cousins living in Eboli. Here, he briefly recounts what he recently saw there. … More ‘All That Was Left of the Place Was a Huge Pile of Stone and Debris’

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Letters from an Everyman in WWII Frank D. "Babe" Mauro Born, Oct. 9, 1924 Died, May 4, 1945

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  • 168th Infantry Regiment Entry on Wikipedia
  • 34th Infantry Division Association
  • 34th Infantry Division Entry on Wikipedia
  • 34th Infantry Division Resources
  • 5th Army Mobile Radio Station Scrapbook
  • Hooah Wife and Friends
  • Letters from WW II
  • Military Postal History Society
  • Mount Kisco Veterans Memorial Plaques
  • PBS 'War Letter' Documentary Site
  • Red Bull Rising
  • War Department Pamphlet No. 21‑1
  • World War II Daughters

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RSS WWII News

  • US suspends joint defence effort with Canada dating back to World War II - Al Jazeera
  • Hundreds attend funeral for Massachusetts World War II veteran with no known family, "He deserved this kind of send off" - CBS News
  • Barrington World War II veteran passes away at 101 years old - WPRI.com
  • During World War II, she dropped out of Robert Morris to join the Army. At age 100, the school awarded her an honorary degree. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • At 100, World War II veteran attends first prom thanks to high school students - NBC 5 Chicago
  • Community honors World War II veteran laid to rest in Massachusetts with no known family - WJAR
  • Hamilton's last known World War II veteran interred at Toronto cemetery 7 months after his death - CBC
  • Henry Cavill’s Wild World War II Movie Hits Peacock Today - Yahoo
  • How the epic saga of Japanese Americans in WWII was shot in the Bay Area for $30,000 - San Francisco Chronicle
  • InvestigateTV+: The tactical deception used in WWII - KWTX

Top Posts

  • The Bullard Company, Where It Appears Babe's Grandfather Worked
  • Wartime Postmaster Details the Work of Mail Delivery in WWII
  • The Postmaster's Order Regulating How Soldiers Got Packages
  • How Does a Mother's Letter Get from Mount Kisco to North Africa?
  • Another Puzzling Reference to a Celebrity; This Time, Bob Hope
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