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Census Data: Babe’s Father Earned $810 in 1939

April 23, 2012

What we learned the day an enumerator with the U.S. Census Bureau knocked on the door of Babe’s home in 1940. … More Census Data: Babe’s Father Earned $810 in 1939

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The Only Photograph of Babe That I Know of Is On This Page

April 16, 2012

The more I work through these letters, the more amazed I am that virtually no photographs of Babe exist. … More The Only Photograph of Babe That I Know of Is On This Page

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Where Is the USO Movie That Includes Babe in the Front Row?

March 30, 2012

Where can I put my hands on that movie? … More Where Is the USO Movie That Includes Babe in the Front Row?

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A Word Cloud of the 1943 Letters Transcribed on My Blog

March 24, 2012

The 1943 letters, illustrated. … More A Word Cloud of the 1943 Letters Transcribed on My Blog

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‘Red Bull Attacks’: A Television Documentary About the 34th Infantry

March 21, 2012

It chronicles the history of the 34th Infantry Division — the Red Bull division — and its roots in the Midwest. … More ‘Red Bull Attacks’: A Television Documentary About the 34th Infantry

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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
  • 34th Infantry Division Association
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  • 5th Army Mobile Radio Station Scrapbook
  • Hooah Wife and Friends
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  • Mount Kisco Veterans Memorial Plaques
  • PBS 'War Letter' Documentary Site
  • Red Bull Rising
  • War Department Pamphlet No. 21‑1
  • World War II Daughters

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  • Rare World War II bomber visits Lehigh Valley for tours and flight experiences - Lehighvalleylive.com
  • World War II planes will be visiting SC in October. Here’s how you can see and ride them. - Post and Courier
  • How this small Virginia farm town became a massive part of the World War II D-Day invasion - WTOP News
  • 80 years after his death on the battlefield, World War II soldier from Lehigh Valley will be laid to rest - The Morning Call
  • World War II shell detonated on British Coast - popsci.com
  • How WWI Movies Use Scale Differently Than WWII Films - No Film School
  • Metro Detroit man pulls World War II-era machine gun from Clinton River - WXYZ Channel 7
  • Mobile mourns Tony Naman, World War II veteran and businessman - WKRG
  • An NC pilot shot down in WWII is coming home, 84 years late. Here’s what to know - Raleigh News & Observer
  • WWII veteran’s body returns home to be laid to rest in Whitehall Twp. - WFMZ.com

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