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‘I Never Starve, So I Guess I Get Enough to Eat’

October 24, 2013

“I don’t see how they get people to see (Mickey Rooney) play in the same picture every time under a different title. All of those pictures are alike and they don’t appeal to me in the least anymore.” … More ‘I Never Starve, So I Guess I Get Enough to Eat’

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On Plums, Packages, Strikes Back Home and the Brooklyn Dodgers

October 23, 2013

“All I’ve got to say is that they better not have a strike on the railroad because that would make me mad. It makes us pretty mad every time they strike back there.” … More On Plums, Packages, Strikes Back Home and the Brooklyn Dodgers

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‘I Am in a Red Cross Tent, in a Tent City, with the Radio Going’

October 22, 2013

With all the activity around Babe as he writes this letter, “it’s tough trying to concentrate.” … More ‘I Am in a Red Cross Tent, in a Tent City, with the Radio Going’

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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 Spent Time; I Have Gained Valuable Experience Though It’

October 18, 2013

“I can tell every time you worry about me by your letters, and I don’t want you to worry.” … More ‘Well Spent Time; I Have Gained Valuable Experience Though It’

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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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RSS WWII News

  • Two Years After World War II Ended, This Ship Brought the Bodies of 6,251 Fallen Service Members Back Home to America - Smithsonian Magazine
  • A World War II Museum Brings the Lessons of War to a Younger Audience - The New York Times
  • Family finds World War II grenade in grandfather’s basement - Popular Science
  • ‘The Mosquito Bowl’ Review: ‘Friday Night Lights’ Meets ‘Five Came Back’ in Peter Berg’s Formulaic Netflix Movie About a World War II Football Game - IndieWire
  • Scott County World War II soldier who died in Japanese prison camp to be laid to rest - WJHL
  • Canadian steamship torpedoed by Nazi U-boat discovered off MDI - Bangor Daily News
  • Meeting to discuss the removal of unexploded munitions from World War II live-fire training - Big Island Now
  • 80 Years After It Survived WWII, a Fire Has Destroyed Hitler’s Infamous Eagle’s Nest - Popular Mechanics
  • Polish woman who smuggled 2,500 Jewish children to safety in toolboxes, suitcases, and coffins rejected WWII 'hero' label - Upworthy
  • 107-Year-Old World War II Veteran Reveals the Surprising Food He Credits for His Long Life - Yahoo

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