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

Babe Was Among the Replacements for N. Africa POWs

December 10, 2011

Just as Babe enlisted in the army, something rather momentous was happening in Northern Africa that would ultimately affect my uncle. … More Babe Was Among the Replacements for N. Africa POWs

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42 Hours on a Train, from Camp Upton to Camp Wheeler

December 8, 2011

“We left Camp Upton at 11:00 Tuesday morning and got here about 5:00 Thursday morning and we rode in day coaches. Not a soldier took one step off of the train until we hit camp.” … More 42 Hours on a Train, from Camp Upton to Camp Wheeler

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All About KP Duty and the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

December 7, 2011

“When all of our company is lined up in formation and some WAACs go by, no one says a word, but, boy, what looks we give them.” … More All About KP Duty and the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

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Why I’m Blogging About an Uncle Who Died in 1945

December 6, 2011

Something of a “start here” page giving readers some context for this entire project. … More Why I’m Blogging About an Uncle Who Died in 1945

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Another Camp Upton Postcard; Inquiring About Grandma

December 5, 2011

A very brief postcard thanks to his very brief stay at Camp Upton. … More Another Camp Upton Postcard; Inquiring About Grandma

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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
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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
  • World War II Daughters

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RSS WWII News

  • This Indian Maharaja Saved Hundreds of Polish Orphans During World War II, Offering Them Refuge When No One Else Would - Smithsonian Magazine
  • Was World War II the ‘Good War’? - The Dispatch
  • FOX 11 takes flight above EAA AirVenture in World War II bomber - WLUK
  • How a photograph lost during WWII connected 2 families across continents and generations - KSL.com
  • Cedar Rapids families united by World War II plane crash - thegazette.com
  • POW remains returning to Rudolph 84 years after WWII death - WSAW
  • 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
  • Possible World War II Allied aircraft crash site identified in Polish forest after wartime wreckage analysis - Archaeology News Online Magazine
  • USO needs your help finding loved ones tied to WWII love letters | 7News Salutes - WJLA
  • World War II aircraft history tour coming to Lexington - WKYT

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