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Getting My Arms Around the Process of Delivering Wartime Mail

March 28, 2012

Mail delivery in wartime seems like a little bit of a miracle to me. … More Getting My Arms Around the Process of Delivering Wartime Mail

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‘Right Now, I Am Listening to Dinah Shore on the Radio’

March 27, 2012

Babe drops several celebrity names here–but it’s not as though he saw any of them in person. … More ‘Right Now, I Am Listening to Dinah Shore on the Radio’

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‘It Is Almost Impossible for Me to Find Anyone in the Same Army’

March 26, 2012

A letter dated one year after Babe enlisted in the army. … More ‘It Is Almost Impossible for Me to Find Anyone in the Same Army’

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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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Wondering About Mail Delivery: What Does a Postmark Mean?

March 23, 2012

Once a letter gets a postmark, do they all travel the same route through the postal service? … More Wondering About Mail Delivery: What Does a Postmark Mean?

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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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Links of Interest

  • 168th Infantry Regiment Entry on Wikipedia
  • 34th Infantry Division Association
  • 34th Infantry Division Entry on Wikipedia
  • 34th Infantry Division Resources
  • 5th Army Mobile Radio Station Scrapbook
  • Hooah Wife and Friends
  • Letters from WW II
  • Military Postal History Society
  • 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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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
  • Meeting to discuss the removal of unexploded munitions from World War II live-fire training - Big Island Now
  • Canadian steamship torpedoed by Nazi U-boat discovered off MDI - Bangor Daily News
  • 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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