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Category: 1943 Letters

Scolding His Brother About Safeguarding Military Information

January 4, 2012

“There are a lot of things I’d like to tell you, but I just can’t. Every day we get an army circular issued by the War Department read to us on preserving military information.” … More Scolding His Brother About Safeguarding Military Information

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On the Protection of Military Information and Boring Letters

January 3, 2012

“These letters aren’t nearly as interesting as they could be if we could write anything we want to write.” … More On the Protection of Military Information and Boring Letters

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‘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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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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Letters from an Everyman in WWII Frank D. "Babe" Mauro Born, Oct. 9, 1924 Died, May 4, 1945

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RSS WWII News

  • Federal debt surpasses size of economy for first time since World War II - The Washington Post
  • USS Spruance Sets Post-World War II Record for Days Deployed for Destroyer - The Maritime Executive
  • A World War II football game makes The Mosquito Bowl into a macho-movie caricature - Yahoo
  • Iowa sailor killed in WWII identified after 82 years - KCCI
  • A famed rabbi’s Belarus yeshiva reopens for students for the first time since World War II - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  • A WWII warship survived kamikaze attacks. Now, sediment is threatening its hull - Live 5 News
  • 101-year-old world War II Veteran goes on Never Forgotten Honor Flight: "I enjoyed everything that we saw so far today.” - wjfw.com
  • World War II’s baby gas masks are as unnerving as you’d imagine - Popular Science
  • The Ghost Army Fooled the Germans With Inflatable Tanks and Fake Radio Traffic - Military.com
  • Sailor Who Died in WWII as a Prisoner of War Identified After 82 Years - People.com

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