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

‘Well Folks, I Am Now a Radio Operator’ (and Due for a Package)

December 31, 2011

Babe observes that cookies attract cockroaches—the only animals they’d like to get rid of around Camp Wheeler. … More ‘Well Folks, I Am Now a Radio Operator’ (and Due for a Package)

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A Casualty During Training on the Obstacle Course

December 30, 2011

Postmarked May 4 from Camp Wheeler—two years to the day before Babe was killed. … More A Casualty During Training on the Obstacle Course

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A Shameful Passage of Antisemitism in One of Babe’s Letters

December 29, 2011

The letter I just transcribed made me gasp aloud as I was typing. … More A Shameful Passage of Antisemitism in One of Babe’s Letters

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Babe’s Fondness for (Most of) the Fellows in His Platoon

December 29, 2011

Plus: Details about money issues and a jarringly racist reference. … More Babe’s Fondness for (Most of) the Fellows in His Platoon

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‘You Must Think They Are Killing Us Down Here’

December 28, 2011

“We were so tired when we got in that we couldn’t unlace our leggings. We were too weak all over to do anything but lay on the bed. I was so thirsty when I came in that it took me an hour to quench my thirst.” … More ‘You Must Think They Are Killing Us Down Here’

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

  • US suspends joint defence effort with Canada dating back to World War II - Al Jazeera
  • World War II mass grave in Poland reveals remains of German officer killed during Battle of Lauban - Archaeology News Online Magazine
  • Hundreds attend funeral for Massachusetts World War II veteran with no known family, "He deserved this kind of send off" - CBS News
  • ‘Nobody should go alone’: 1,500 strangers honor WWII veteran with no known family - Fox News
  • Community honors World War II veteran laid to rest in Massachusetts with no known family - WJAR
  • Dutch families tend US WWII graves since 1946. The job isn't done - The Providence Journal
  • Barrington World War II veteran passes away at 101 years old - WPRI.com
  • At 100, World War II veteran attends first prom thanks to high school students - NBC 5 Chicago
  • 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

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