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Category: 1944 Letters

‘I Was Right in Front (in) a Movie of a U.S.O. Show with Ella Logan’

March 29, 2012

“I was in the movies about two months ago and if you saw it, you wouldn’t have missed seeing me.” … More ‘I Was Right in Front (in) a Movie of a U.S.O. Show with Ella Logan’

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‘Right Now, I Am Listening to Dinah Shore on the Radio’

March 27, 2012

Babe drops several celebrity names here–but it’s not as though he saw any of them in person. … More ‘Right Now, I Am Listening to Dinah Shore on the Radio’

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‘It Is Almost Impossible for Me to Find Anyone in the Same Army’

March 26, 2012

A letter dated one year after Babe enlisted in the army. … More ‘It Is Almost Impossible for Me to Find Anyone in the Same Army’

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A Good Meal with Soldiers from Newfoundland and the Italian Family

March 22, 2012

Food is a major theme of this brief letter home from Babe. … More A Good Meal with Soldiers from Newfoundland and the Italian Family

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‘I Am Enjoying Midnite Snacks of Cheese and Bread’

March 20, 2012

“I was listening to the hit parade the other day when Frank Sinatra sang ‘My Heart Tells Me,’ which was No. one. I could just imagine all of the women there pulling their hair out and screaming when he finished.” … More ‘I Am Enjoying Midnite Snacks of Cheese and Bread’

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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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  • PBS 'War Letter' Documentary Site
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  • War Department Pamphlet No. 21‑1
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RSS WWII News

  • WWII Navy vet dies with no family. Public needed to attend his funeral - The Patriot Ledger
  • 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
  • Mark in Texas History: Longview pipeline that changed World War II marks 84 years this month - KLTV.com
  • WWII Warbird Expo brings historic flights to Shenandoah Valley Airport - WHSV
  • WWII warplanes visit Wausau for Armed Forces Day flights - WSAW
  • World War II hero honored at Rock Island Arsenal Museum - KWQC
  • Marion County World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday - KCRG
  • 102-year-old World War II veteran honored by the Honorary Consul for Belgium in Louisiana - WBRZ
  • Remains of World War II soldier from Indiana County returned home over 80 years after his death - WPXI
  • 100-year-old Pennsylvania woman who served during World War II to receive honorary degree - CBS News

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