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Author: Kurt Greenbaum

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

In the 34th Infantry: ‘The Best on This Side, and I Don’t Mean Maybe’

February 4, 2012

Babe is finally posted to the unit he’ll serve for the rest of his life. … More In the 34th Infantry: ‘The Best on This Side, and I Don’t Mean Maybe’

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A Few Words about V-mail, a Precursor to Today’s Email

February 3, 2012

The National Postal Museum website says a roll of the film containing about 1,700 messages weighed 5.5 ounces. … More A Few Words about V-mail, a Precursor to Today’s Email

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‘It’s a Pretty Barren Place, This North Africa’

February 2, 2012

He writes about the boat ride to North Africa and the “thrill” of seeing a Liberator bomber flying overhead. … More ‘It’s a Pretty Barren Place, This North Africa’

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Away for Brother Bob’s Birthday: ‘I Don’t Even Know How Old He Is’

February 1, 2012

He’s writing the letter while he’s on guard duty in the guardhouse. … More Away for Brother Bob’s Birthday: ‘I Don’t Even Know How Old He Is’

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Hope for Families Seeking Info from the Personnel Records Center

January 31, 2012

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote a story about the renewed efforts, with painstaking work and new technology, to restore some of the records that were burned. … More Hope for Families Seeking Info from the Personnel Records Center

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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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Links of Interest

  • 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

  • Oregon’s massive World War II blimp hangar reopening after being sold for $1 - Stars and Stripes
  • North Carolina World War II veteran, who treated wounded soldiers, celebrates 104th birthday - WRAL
  • Arkansas World War II soldier returns home after 84 years - KARK
  • This weekend in Clarksville: WWII ship at McGregor Park, BBQ at Richellen - Clarksville Now
  • WWII vet, concentration camp survivor Harry Arlin-Arnstein receives more than 400 thank you cards - Newsday
  • In Depth: Secret Files: What a Waterloo man found in a hidden crawlspace is helping preserve WWII POW history - WHEC.com
  • One of Louisiana’s oldest World War II veterans dies at 105: ‘Strength, service, and patriotism’ - NOLA.com
  • Why The USS William D. Porter May Be The Unluckiest Ship To Ever Sail In WWII - SlashGear
  • Luzerne County soldier accounted for after disappearance during World War II - local21news.com
  • World War II bunkers in central Pa. to be removed due to criminal activity and safety concerns - WNEP

Top Posts

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  • Census Data: Babe's Father Earned $810 in 1939
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