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New Information from a Visit to the Archives

August 25, 2014

I visited the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis on Friday. There wasn’t much to see. The file mostly contained my correspondence from 20 years ago. But there was some new information about Babe’s war injury. … More New Information from a Visit to the Archives

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‘Sure Was Good to Hear You Are All Right’

August 22, 2014

Another letter from my grandmother to my Uncle Babe, returned to her as undeliverable after he was killed. … More ‘Sure Was Good to Hear You Are All Right’

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A Wicked Display of Babe’s Sense of Humor

August 18, 2014

This excerpt from Evelyn Kaiser’s letter to me — about Babe “bribing” an army censor — sounds completely in character. We’ve seen flashes of his sense of humor and mischief in other letters. … More A Wicked Display of Babe’s Sense of Humor

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Carol Tavares Was Probably a Teenaged Pen Pal to the Soldiers in World War II

August 15, 2014

Her letter reminded me of another I had received from a woman who corresponded with Babe while he was in the service. … More Carol Tavares Was Probably a Teenaged Pen Pal to the Soldiers in World War II

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‘It Looks Like Peace in Europe Isn’t too Far Away’

August 14, 2014

The young lady from Jamaica, Long Island, writes again to Babe. With an earlier letter from her, I wondered whether she was Babe’s sweetheart; this one persuades me otherwise. … More ‘It Looks Like Peace in Europe Isn’t too Far Away’

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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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