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A Sad End, But Perhaps Closure?

March 4, 2014

Did Babe’s end come as the result of a joy ride, celebrating the German surrender in Italy? … More A Sad End, But Perhaps Closure?

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A New Resource for Casualty Info, But Not Much Help in Babe’s Case

October 21, 2013

Jeff Brown, curator of the website 34thinfantry.com, has researched “casualty death biographies” from the 34th Infantry Division in World War II. … More A New Resource for Casualty Info, But Not Much Help in Babe’s Case

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Well, Happy, Safe, and the Oxford Comma

October 14, 2013

A nerdy post about punctuation. … More Well, Happy, Safe, and the Oxford Comma

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Timeline of Babe’s Life

July 10, 2013

A nice way to visualize some of his life and a chance for me to teach myself how to use this timeline tool. … More Timeline of Babe’s Life

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Thank You to Those Who Posted, Even When I Didn’t

June 24, 2013

I’m flattered, astonished and humbled by some of the comments that have been posted on this site by people who have seemingly stumbled upon it. … More Thank You to Those Who Posted, Even When I Didn’t

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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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  • 168th Infantry Regiment Entry on Wikipedia
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  • Letters from WW II
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  • PBS 'War Letter' Documentary Site
  • Red Bull Rising
  • War Department Pamphlet No. 21‑1
  • World War II Daughters

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RSS WWII News

  • 'I’m so proud of my grandads who fought in World War Two’ - BBC
  • 107-year-old World War II veteran honored at Massachusetts State House - CBS News
  • World War II grenade turns up in Hanover store - WGAL
  • Japanese American Interned During World War II Receives Congressional Honor - Military.com
  • The Hilarious Way Mel Brooks Taunted the Nazis on the World War II Battlefield - vice.com
  • A Legendary WWII Plane Vanished in the Jungle. 80 Years Later, It Emerged From the Wild—Incredibly Preserved. - Popular Mechanics
  • Norfolk family never knew Grandma served with the Six Triple Eight in WWII until after she died at 102 - The Virginian-Pilot
  • Tom Hanks’ WWII Documentary Series Sets Memorial Day Premiere on History Channel - The Hollywood Reporter
  • World War II bomb weighing 550 pounds defused in Germany after thousands of people evacuated - CBS News
  • World War II - Human Cost, Material Losses - britannica.com

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  • Possibly New Photos of Babe from My Father's Archives
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