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Category: 1944 Letters

‘You Don’t Have to Tell Me Not to Marry Any of Them’

July 9, 2013

Babe’s observations on the Italians he encounters—particularly about the “nice girls” he comes across. … More ‘You Don’t Have to Tell Me Not to Marry Any of Them’

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Can’t Send More Letters; ‘We Have Been Pretty Much on the Go’

July 8, 2013

Also, someone sent Babe a camera. But it was broken when he got it. … More Can’t Send More Letters; ‘We Have Been Pretty Much on the Go’

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Letter to Joe Acquista Returned: ‘I Hope It’s a Good Reason’

July 3, 2013

A very short update without much news. … More Letter to Joe Acquista Returned: ‘I Hope It’s a Good Reason’

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The First Pizza He’s Had Since Leaving the States

July 2, 2013

“They don’t make it the same as we do in the States and I had to put tomato in the thing myself, but it tasted pretty good anyway.” … More The First Pizza He’s Had Since Leaving the States

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A Mother’s Day Card, Sent by V-Mail

July 1, 2013

This undated Mother’s Day “card” was loose among the letters that my mother had recovered from my grandmother when she died. … More A Mother’s Day Card, Sent by V-Mail

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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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