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Package: How Much Would You Pay if You Were Going to Buy It?

April 9, 2012

We don’t know what Babe sent home–but he definitely thought it was valuable. … More Package: How Much Would You Pay if You Were Going to Buy It?

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Wartime Postmaster Details the Work of Mail Delivery in WWII

April 2, 2012

“It is so essential to morale that army and navy officers of the highest rank list mail almost on a level with munitions and food.” … More Wartime Postmaster Details the Work of Mail Delivery in WWII

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A Quick Note about Packages, Letters and His Pipe

April 1, 2012

A routine update on letters received and packages desired. … More A Quick Note about Packages, Letters and His Pipe

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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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‘I Was Right in Front (in) a Movie of a U.S.O. Show with Ella Logan’

March 29, 2012

“I was in the movies about two months ago and if you saw it, you wouldn’t have missed seeing me.” … More ‘I Was Right in Front (in) a Movie of a U.S.O. Show with Ella Logan’

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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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  • War Department Pamphlet No. 21‑1
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RSS WWII News

  • WWII veteran makes final push for Purple Heart at age 99 - WLKY
  • Last of WWII Generation Fading Fast as Tributes Surge - Military.com
  • New York Mets honors 100-year-old World War II veteran on Opening Day - PIX11
  • Minnesotans can fly on World War II bombers coming to St. Paul in July - Pioneer Press
  • WWII-era B-17, B-25 return to El Paso area in April; public can book flights - KFOX
  • At 102, Clarence Hicks of Pharr reflects on being among the 45K remaining WWII survivors - MyRGV.com
  • 10 Years Later, This Spider-Man Star's World War II Epic Is Better Than Ever - Collider
  • Held captive in their own country during World War II, Japanese Americans used nature to cope with their unjustified imprisonment - The Conversation
  • World War II oral historian captures stories from North Carolina veterans - FOX8 WGHP
  • Destruction of the post-World War II order - eKathimerini.com

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