“If you ever need a letter from me to send a package, you write the letter yourself and put it in one of my old envelopes that I addressed to you.” … More ‘I Have to Get a Lot of People on the Beam’
Two letters I’d never seen before were stashed among the small treasures I received from my Aunt Terry this month. … More Newly Discovered Letters Shed a Little Light on Babe’s Death
“By this time you will have received notification of the death of your son, Tec 5 Frank D. Mauro, 32810329, Anti-Tank Company, 168th Infantry Regiment. He died 4 May 1945.” … More A Chaplain’s Letter to My Grandmother
The certificates issued at the beginning and end of Babe’s life do nothing to solve the mystery of his name. … More Two Birth Certificates: More Mystery Around Babe’s Name
This memorial was mounted in a frame on my grandmother’s wall—next to her front door—for decades. It’s now hanging in my home. … More 75 Years Ago
Well, Happy and Safe 