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Author: Kurt Greenbaum

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

Jarred by Babe’s Smoking, Though WWII Enabled So Much of It

December 27, 2011

Babe’s letters give a glimpse at what a different time it was where attitudes about smoking are concerned. … More Jarred by Babe’s Smoking, Though WWII Enabled So Much of It

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A Georgia Hike: ‘One of the Fellows Fainted from Sweating’

December 23, 2011

With only 20 minutes to spare, Babe dashes off a pretty interesting little letter. … More A Georgia Hike: ‘One of the Fellows Fainted from Sweating’

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More Radio Training and a Little About ‘The Pecan Grove’

December 22, 2011

“One of the best women’s colleges in the United States is right across the road from where we get the horses. The name of the college, by the way, is Wesleyan College.” … More More Radio Training and a Little About ‘The Pecan Grove’

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Some Details of Babe’s Training as a Radio Operator

December 21, 2011

Details from Babe’s third lesson as part of his radio operator training. … More Some Details of Babe’s Training as a Radio Operator

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Correction on Vito Mauro; New Info about Babe Post-High School

December 20, 2011

I’m learning more about my own family in the process of blogging Babe’s letters. … More Correction on Vito Mauro; New Info about Babe Post-High School

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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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  • Hooah Wife and Friends
  • Letters from WW II
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  • PBS 'War Letter' Documentary Site
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  • 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
  • World War II mass grave in Poland reveals remains of German officer killed during Battle of Lauban - Archaeology News Online Magazine
  • ‘Nobody should go alone’: 1,500 strangers honor WWII veteran with no known family - Fox News
  • 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
  • Dutch families tend US WWII graves since 1946. The job isn't done - The Providence Journal
  • 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
  • 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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