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

‘I Think Up Card Tricks to Play on the Boys’

January 20, 2012

Babe is exasperated by his family telling him to request a furlough. Pressure, I assume, he doesn’t need from his parents. … More ‘I Think Up Card Tricks to Play on the Boys’

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‘I Don’t Think I’d Ever Like Being a Civilian Again’

January 19, 2012

I find this letter to be particularly poignant because of that line about civilian life—and the fact that he didn’t get the chance to be a civilian again. … More ‘I Don’t Think I’d Ever Like Being a Civilian Again’

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Cold Water at Chow Time; ‘Stage Door Canteen’ Isn’t the Army

January 18, 2012

“‘Stage Door Canteen’ was a good picture, but it’s not the army. If you see that picture, don’t think the army is anything like the way they showed it to be in that picture.” … More Cold Water at Chow Time; ‘Stage Door Canteen’ Isn’t the Army

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‘A Soldiers’ Haven for Rest’: Ice Cream, Candy, Soda and Sleep

January 17, 2012

Plus, Babe tells his parents about a couple of other Mount Kisco boys he met in camp. … More ‘A Soldiers’ Haven for Rest’: Ice Cream, Candy, Soda and Sleep

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UPDATE: New Information on Babe’s Departure Point from the U.S.

January 16, 2012

Now I know I was wrong. Since posting an earlier blog update, I’ve gotten new information. … More UPDATE: New Information on Babe’s Departure Point from the U.S.

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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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  • Letters from WW II
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  • PBS 'War Letter' Documentary Site
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  • War Department Pamphlet No. 21‑1
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RSS WWII News

  • FOX 11 takes flight above EAA AirVenture in World War II bomber - WLUK
  • Cedar Rapids families united by World War II plane crash - thegazette.com
  • Portsmouth native posthumously honored for work as member of Six Triple Eight group in World War II - WMUR
  • This oak tree survived a World War II bomber crash nearly 80 years ago. Now it is competing for Tree of t - The Times of India
  • World War II aircraft history tour coming to Lexington - WKYT
  • Was World War II the ā€˜Good War’? - The Dispatch
  • Possible World War II Allied aircraft crash site identified in Polish forest after wartime wreckage analysis - Archaeology News Online Magazine
  • Lancaster World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday with family, city and state honors - 10TV
  • Polish soldiers’ graves found at Lamsdorf - TVP World
  • This Indian Maharaja Saved Hundreds of Polish Orphans During World War II, Offering Them Refuge When No One Else Would - Smithsonian Magazine

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