Skip to content

Well, Happy and Safe

An Everyman in World War II

  • Start Here
    • Read This First
    • Cast of Characters
    • Notes on This Project
    • My 1995 Article
    • Why “Well, Happy and Safe”?
  • Letters
    • 1943 Letters
    • 1944 Letters
    • 1945 Letters
  • Commentary
  • Asides
  • About
    • Kurt Greenbaum’s Portfolio Articles
    • My Business Site
    • Contact

‘These People Make Good Macaroni Too. Just Like You, Ma’

February 15, 2012

Also, my grandparents kept chickens in their yard in Mount Kisco. Babe boasts that now, he, too had one…briefly. … More ‘These People Make Good Macaroni Too. Just Like You, Ma’

Leave a comment ‘These People Make Good Macaroni Too. Just Like You, Ma’

‘I Won’t Be Able to Send a Parrot or Monkey Anymore’

February 14, 2012

The headline pretty much says it all. I mean, did he really think he’d be able to send a monkey home? … More ‘I Won’t Be Able to Send a Parrot or Monkey Anymore’

Leave a comment ‘I Won’t Be Able to Send a Parrot or Monkey Anymore’

‘Still Well, Happy and Safe and I Hope You All Are the Same’

February 12, 2012

Apparently, Babe’s younger brother is “doing something worthwhile”—though we aren’t told what it is. … More ‘Still Well, Happy and Safe and I Hope You All Are the Same’

2 Comments ‘Still Well, Happy and Safe and I Hope You All Are the Same’

Babe’s Recent Letter Notes the Allies’ Italy Invasion; He Follows Later

February 11, 2012

Babe is writing about Operation Avalanche, the allied invasion of Italy. … More Babe’s Recent Letter Notes the Allies’ Italy Invasion; He Follows Later

Leave a comment Babe’s Recent Letter Notes the Allies’ Italy Invasion; He Follows Later

Where Did Babe Fit Into the Mammoth Structure of the Military?

February 10, 2012

Babe has been assigned to the 34th Infantry Division, 168th Infantry Regiment. Shortly, he will be assigned to the Antitank Company within the 168th. What does that mean? … More Where Did Babe Fit Into the Mammoth Structure of the Military?

Leave a comment Where Did Babe Fit Into the Mammoth Structure of the Military?

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Well, Happy and Safe

Letters from an Everyman in WWII Frank D. "Babe" Mauro Born, Oct. 9, 1924 Died, May 4, 1945

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

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

Follow Me

  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • X
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

Recent Comments

  • Jean Summers on A Few Notes as I Embark on Transcribing These Letters
  • Betty Phifer on Christmas 1944 Dinner at the 64th General Hospital
  • Kathleen Olsen on Christmas 1944 Dinner at the 64th General Hospital

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
  • Family finds World War II grenade in grandfather’s basement - Popular Science
  • A World War II Museum Brings the Lessons of War to a Younger Audience - The New York Times
  • Meeting to discuss the removal of unexploded munitions from World War II live-fire training - Big Island Now
  • WORLD WAR II, SECRET ALLIANCES AND FAMILY LEGACIES COLLIDE IN NEW HISTORICAL NOVEL - EIN Presswire
  • Polish woman who smuggled 2,500 Jewish children to safety in toolboxes, suitcases, and coffins rejected WWII 'hero' label - Upworthy
  • Scott County World War II soldier who died in Japanese prison camp to be laid to rest - WJHL
  • 107-Year-Old World War II Veteran Reveals the Surprising Food He Credits for His Long Life - Yahoo
  • 'Call of Duty' Director's Netflix WWII Movie Officially Releases Jaw-Dropping Trailer - Collider
  • He was cleaning his garage. Then he found a file marked ‘SECRET.’ - The Washington Post

Top Posts

  • The Bullard Company, Where It Appears Babe's Grandfather Worked
  • 'Someday I'll Tell You a Lot of Things That I Can't Tell You Right Now'
  • Wartime Postmaster Details the Work of Mail Delivery in WWII
  • Why I'm Blogging About an Uncle Who Died in 1945
  • Another Puzzling Reference to a Celebrity; This Time, Bob Hope
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    Well, Happy and Safe

    Have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.

  • Well, Happy and Safe
    View site in Reader
    Manage subscriptionsSign upLog in
    Report this content
    Collapse this bar
Loading Comments...