A media consultant and communications director for Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.
I visited the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis on Friday. There wasn’t much to see. The file mostly contained my correspondence from 20 years ago. But there was some new information about Babe’s war injury. … More New Information from a Visit to the Archives
Another letter from my grandmother to my Uncle Babe, returned to her as undeliverable after he was killed. … More ‘Sure Was Good to Hear You Are All Right’
This excerpt from Evelyn Kaiser’s letter to me — about Babe “bribing” an army censor — sounds completely in character. We’ve seen flashes of his sense of humor and mischief in other letters. … More A Wicked Display of Babe’s Sense of Humor
Her letter reminded me of another I had received from a woman who corresponded with Babe while he was in the service. … More Carol Tavares Was Probably a Teenaged Pen Pal to the Soldiers in World War II
The young lady from Jamaica, Long Island, writes again to Babe. With an earlier letter from her, I wondered whether she was Babe’s sweetheart; this one persuades me otherwise. … More ‘It Looks Like Peace in Europe Isn’t too Far Away’
Well, Happy and Safe 