Skip to content

Well, Happy and Safe

An Everyman in World War II

  • Start Here
    • Read This First
    • Cast of Characters
    • Notes on This Project
    • My 1995 Article
    • Why “Well, Happy and Safe”?
  • Letters
    • 1943 Letters
    • 1944 Letters
    • 1945 Letters
  • Commentary
  • Asides
  • About
    • Kurt Greenbaum’s Portfolio Articles
    • My Business Site
    • Contact

Category: 1945 Letters

‘Rosemarie Is Going to Start School Soon, Huh?’

August 11, 2014

It’s one of those short letters that would be better if we knew more about what he was responding to. … More ‘Rosemarie Is Going to Start School Soon, Huh?’

2 Comments ‘Rosemarie Is Going to Start School Soon, Huh?’

Did Babe Have a Sweetheart on Long Island?

August 8, 2014

A tantalizing letter found among Babe’s personal effects, but it was so badly damaged by water, apparently when Babe drowned, that not much content is recoverable. … More Did Babe Have a Sweetheart on Long Island?

2 Comments Did Babe Have a Sweetheart on Long Island?

From My Grandmother to Her Son, Babe

August 7, 2014

One of the very few letters I have from someone on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. A letter to Babe from his mother. It’s very brief, as all V-mail letters are. … More From My Grandmother to Her Son, Babe

Leave a comment From My Grandmother to Her Son, Babe

‘I’m glad to hear about the Golden Wedding Anniversary’

August 6, 2014

Letter dated April 3, 1945; there was no envelope. It was stuck in the same envelope as the previous April 1 letter I transcribed. The image above shows the oft-mentioned “Spring Street” in Mount Kisco, where Babe’s aunt and uncle lived. … More ‘I’m glad to hear about the Golden Wedding Anniversary’

Leave a comment ‘I’m glad to hear about the Golden Wedding Anniversary’

Babe Sent His Combat Infantryman Badge Home

August 5, 2014

“I am back with my outfit now, so I will be able to send you the things I said I’d send. Naturally, I couldn’t send them from the hospital because I didn’t have them.” … More Babe Sent His Combat Infantryman Badge Home

Leave a comment Babe Sent His Combat Infantryman Badge Home

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Well, Happy and Safe

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

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Links of Interest

  • 168th Infantry Regiment Entry on Wikipedia
  • 34th Infantry Division Association
  • 34th Infantry Division Entry on Wikipedia
  • 34th Infantry Division Resources
  • 5th Army Mobile Radio Station Scrapbook
  • Hooah Wife and Friends
  • Letters from WW II
  • Military Postal History Society
  • Mount Kisco Veterans Memorial Plaques
  • PBS 'War Letter' Documentary Site
  • Red Bull Rising
  • War Department Pamphlet No. 21‑1
  • World War II Daughters

Follow Me

  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • X
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

Recent Comments

  • Jean Summers on A Few Notes as I Embark on Transcribing These Letters
  • Betty Phifer on Christmas 1944 Dinner at the 64th General Hospital
  • Kathleen Olsen on Christmas 1944 Dinner at the 64th General Hospital

RSS WWII News

  • The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II - TheCollector
  • Makana Eyre: The World War II Hero Who Quietly Settled In Hawaiʻi - Honolulu Civil Beat
  • Long-missing World War II sergeant laid to rest in Exeter after 83 years - ABC30 Fresno
  • Remains of Spokane soldier who died in World War II prison camp returning to family - The Spokesman-Review
  • Travel For Aircraft Bookshelf - German Gliders in World War II: Luftwaffe Gliders and their Powered Variants by Heinz Mankau & Peter Petrick - Vintage Aviation News
  • Airshow WWII bomber ride gives new view of history, Lancaster County - LancasterOnline
  • Minnesota soldier missing since WWII buried with honors - twincities.com
  • Tom Hanks' Latest World War II Miniseries Is Officially One of the Biggest Shows on Streaming - MovieWeb
  • What Happened to the Real ‘Band of Brothers’ Soldiers After World War II? - Military.com
  • World War II Weekend takes place in Adams County - Yahoo

Top Posts

  • The Bullard Company, Where It Appears Babe's Grandfather Worked
  • Christmas 1944 Dinner at the 64th General Hospital
  • 'You Don't Have to Tell Me Not to Marry Any of Them'
  • 'I Have Been Slightly Wounded in the Right Fifth Toe'
  • Babe Was Definitely Wounded on Nov. 10, 1944
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Well, Happy and Safe
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Well, Happy and Safe
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
Loading Comments...